Surgical approach to cervical spondylotic myelopathy on the basis of radiological patterns of compression: Prospective analysis of 129 cases

European Spine Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1651-1663

  Bapat, Mihir R ^a,b   Chaudhary, Kshitij ^a   Sharma, Amit ^a   Laheri, Vinod ^a  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

^b B 1002 Jagatvidya Society   (India)

Author keywords

Anterior surgical approach; Cervical spondylotic myelopathy; Laminectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SURGICAL APPROACH; VERTEBRAL CANAL;

ADULT; AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DISKECTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL CANAL; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPONDYLOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 57049130944     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-008-0792-9     Document Type: Article

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