Surgical treatment assessment using the japanese orthopedic association cervical myelopathy evaluation questionnaire in patients with cervical myelopathy: A new outcome measure for cervical myelopathy

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Volumn 34, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 2568-2572

  Nikaido, Takuya ^a   Kikuchi, Shin Ichi ^a   Yabuki, Shoji ^a   Otani, Koji ^a   Konno, Shin Ichi ^a  

^a FUKUSHIMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cervical myelopathy; JOACMEQ; QOL; Short form 36

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BLADDER FUNCTION; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; JAPANESE ORTHOPEDIC ASSOCIATION CERVICAL MYELOPATHY EVALUATION QUESTIONNAIRE; LEG MOVEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70449476757     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181b35a8e     Document Type: Article

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