A review of prognostic factors for surgical outcome of ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of cervical spine

European Spine Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1277-1288

  Li, Hai ^a   Jiang, Lei Sheng ^a   Dai, Li Yang ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament; Prognostic factors; Surgical outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIGAMENT CALCINOSIS; LIGAMENTUM FLAVUM; MALE; POSTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT; POSTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT OSSIFICATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RANGE OF MOTION; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD; SPINE MOBILITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; OSSIFICATION OF POSTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 53149088872     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-008-0740-8     Document Type: Review

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