Cervical laminoforaminotomy for the treatment of cervical degenerative radiculopathy

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 198-202

  Heary, Robert F ^a   Ryken, Timothy C ^b   Matz, Paul G ^c,l   Anderson, Paul A ^d   Groff, Michael W ^e   Holly, Langston T ^f   Kaiser, Michael G ^g   Mummaneni, Praveen V ^h   Choudhri, Tanvir F ⁱ   Vresilovic, Edward J ^j   Resnick, Daniel K ^k  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^e BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

ⁱ MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^j PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^l Neurosurgery and Neurology LLC   (United States)

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Author keywords

Cervical spine; Cervical spondylosis; Laminotomy; Practice guidelines; Radiculopathy; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CERVICAL SPINE DISLOCATION; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; NERVE ROOT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARESTHESIA; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTERIOR LAMINOFORAMINOTOMY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RECURRENCE RISK; REVIEW; SPINE SURGERY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VALIDATION STUDY;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LAMINECTOMY; RADICULOPATHY; SPONDYLOSIS;

EID: 68249084737     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.2.SPINE08722     Document Type: Review

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