Effective lordosis: Analysis of sagittal spinal canal alignment in cervical spondylotic myelopathy - Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 667-672

  Gwinn, David E ^a   Iannotti, Christopher A ^a   Benzel, Edward C ^a   Steinmetz, Michael P ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical sagittal alignment; Cervical spondylotic myelopathy; Effective lordosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; CERVICAL SPONDYLOTIC MYELOPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; LAMINECTOMY; LORDOSIS; OSTEOPHYTE; RELIABILITY; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPINE FUSION; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; TREATMENT PLANNING; VERTEBRAL CANAL;

ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LORDOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL CANAL; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; SPONDYLOSIS;

EID: 73249131175     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.7.SPINE08656     Document Type: Article

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