Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: A Review of the Evidence

Orthopedic Clinics of North America

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 193-202

  Klineberg, Eric ^a  

^a Department of Orthopaedics ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical arthroplasty; Cervical spondylotic myelopathy; Corpectomy; Laminectomy

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CORPECTOMY; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTIFICIAL DISK REPLACEMENT; BONE PROSTHESIS; CERVICAL ARTHROPLASTY; CERVICAL SPONDYLOTIC MYELOPATHY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; LAMINECTOMY; LAMINOPLASTY; NECK PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPINAL CORD SURGERY; SPINE FUSION; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

ARTHROPLASTY; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77951922702     PISSN: 00305898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocl.2009.12.010     Document Type: Review

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