Biomechanical effects of laminoplasty versus laminectomy: Stenosis and stability

Spine

Volumn 34, Issue 16, 2009, Pages

  Subramaniam, Venkat ^a   Chamberlain, Robert H ^a   Theodore, Nicholas ^a   Baek, Seungwon ^a   Safavi Abbasi, Sam ^a   Senoǧlu, Mehmet ^a   Sonntag, Volker K H ^a   Crawford, Neil R ^a  

^a BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Cervical spine; Laminectomy; Laminoplasty; Stenosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAMINECTOMY; LAMINOPLASTY; MALE; MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SPINE STABILIZATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLIABILITY; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SPINAL CANAL; SPINAL STENOSIS;

EID: 68949142302     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181aa0214     Document Type: Article

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