Surgical management of cervical spondylotic myelopathy

Neurosurgery Quarterly

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 302-307

  Hsu, Wesley ^a   Dorsi, Michael J ^a   Gokaslan, Ziya L ^a   Witham, Timothy F ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Fusion; Myelopathy; Reoperation; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTERY INJURY; BONE GRAFT; BONE SCREW; CERVICAL SPONDYLOTIC MYELOPATHY; CORPECTOMY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LAMINECTOMY; LAMINOPLASTY; LAMINOTOMY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPINE SURGERY; TRACTION THERAPY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 74949123801     PISSN: 10506438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNQ.0b013e3181bd5f8c     Document Type: Review

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