Neurological recovery after surgical decompression in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy - A prospective study

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 273-278

  Cheung, W Y ^a   Arvinte, D ^a   Wong, Y W ^a   Luk, K D K ^a   Cheung, K M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cervical spondylotic myelopathy; Neurological recovery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; JAPANESE ORTHOPEDIC ASSOCIATION SCORE; LEG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SCORING SYSTEM; SPHINCTER; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION;

AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL OSTEOPHYTOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 41049117406     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-006-0315-4     Document Type: Article

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