Cervical surgical techniques for the treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 130-141

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (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 RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (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 myelopathy; Cervical spine; Cervical spondylosis; Practice guidelines; Surgical technique; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARTHRODESIS; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DETERIORATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LAMINECTOMY; LAMINOPLASTY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPINAL CORD SURGERY; SPINE FUSION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HUMANS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; SPONDYLOSIS;

EID: 68249127047     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.3.SPINE08728     Document Type: Review

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