Comparison of ventral corpectomy and plate-screw-instrumented fusion with dorsal laminectomy and rod-screw-instrumented fusion for treatment of at least two vertebral-level spondylotic cervical myelopathy

European Spine Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1951-1956

  Kristof, Rudolf Andreas ^a   Kiefer, Thomas ^a,b   Thudium, Marcus ^a   Ringel, Florian ^a,c   Stoffel, Michael ^a,c   Kovacs, Attlila ^a   Mueller, Christian Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b Slottsgantas Hälsocentral ^*  (Sweden)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cervical; Corpectomy; Fusion; Laminectomy; Myelopathy; Spondylotic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LAMINECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NECK PAIN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PLATE SCREW INSTRUMENTED FUSION; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULOPATHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROD SCREW INSTRUMENTED FUSION; SEPSIS; SPINE; SPONDYLOTIC CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VENTRAL CORPECTOMY; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OSTEOTOMY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL FUSION; SPONDYLOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 72449126532     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-009-1110-x     Document Type: Article

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