Anterior cervical surgery for the treatment of cervical degenerative myelopathy

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 170-173

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^e BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^g NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (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; Corpectomy; Discectomy; Practice guidelines; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINE SURGERY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; HUMANS; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; SPONDYLOSIS;

EID: 68249105992     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.3.SPINE08724     Document Type: Review

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