Anterior versus posterior surgery for multilevel cervical myelopathy, which one is better? A systematic review

European Spine Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 224-235

  Liu, Tao ^a   Xu, Wen ^a   Cheng, Tao ^b   Yang, Hui Lin ^a  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Meta analysis; Multilevel cervical myelopathy; Surgery; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ANKYLOSIS; ARTICLE; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; DYSPHAGIA; DYSPHONIA; EMBASE; ESOPHAGUS FISTULA; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GRAFT DYSFUNCTION; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; LIQUORRHEA; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDARTHROSIS; RADICULOPATHY; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE PALSY; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SEPSIS; SPINAL CORD SURGERY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HUMANS; LAMINECTOMY; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79951670644     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-010-1486-7     Document Type: Article

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