Minimally invasive/endoscopic vs "open" posterior cervical laminoforaminotomy: do the risks outweigh the benefits?

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 330-331

  Epstein, Nancy E ^a,b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; POSTERIOR CERVICAL LAMINOFORAMINOTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LAMINECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL DISEASES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 60649115086     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surneu.2008.10.005     Document Type: Editorial

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