Functional outcomes assessment for cervical degenerative disease

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 238-244

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (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; Functional outcome; Myelopathy; Practice guidelines; Radiculopathy

Indexed keywords

CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; CEVICAL DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAIT; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LAMINECTOMY; LAMINOPLASTY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPINE FUSION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VALIDATION STUDY;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; GAIT; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RADICULOPATHY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; SPONDYLOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 68249107789     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.2.SPINE08715     Document Type: Review

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