The posterior cervical foraminotomy in the treatment of cervical disc/osteophyte disease: A single-surgeon experience with a minimum of 5 years' clinical and radiographic follow-up - Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 347-356

  Jagannathan, Jay ^a   Sherman, Jonathan H ^a   Szabo, Tom ^a   Shaffrey, Christopher I ^a   Jane Sr , John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Disc disease; Foraminotomy; Radiculopathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; KYPHOSIS; LORDOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OSTEOPHYTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTERIOR CERVICAL FORAMINOTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SPINE SURGERY;

ADULT; AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; KYPHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RADICULOPATHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL OSTEOPHYTOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66349123861     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2008.12.SPINE08576     Document Type: Article

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