Introduction and methodology: Guidelines for the surgical management of cervical degenerative disease

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 101-103

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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

^d NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

^j MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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

^l Neurosurgery and Neurology LLC   (United States)

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Author keywords

Cervical spine; Cervical spondylosis; Methodology; Practice guidelines

Indexed keywords

CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGNOSIS; SHORT SURVEY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VALIDATION STUDY;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RADICULOPATHY; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; SPINAL DISEASES;

EID: 68249103017     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.1.SPINE08712     Document Type: Short Survey

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