Prognostic factors that affect the surgical outcome of the laminoplasty in cervical spondylotic myelopathy

Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 98-104

  Ahn, Jae Sung ^a   Lee, June Kyu ^a   Kim, Bo Kun ^a  

^a Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cervical spondylosis; Laminoplasty; Myelopathy; Prognostic factor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPONDYLOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAMINECTOMY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPONDYLOSIS;

EID: 77954598181     PISSN: 2005291X     EISSN: 20054408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4055/cios.2010.2.2.98     Document Type: Article

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