Management of cerebrospinal fluid leaks after anterior decompression for ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament: A review of the literature

Neurosurgical Focus

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Mazur, Marcus ^a   Jost, Gregory F ^a   Schmidt, Meic H ^a   Bisson, Erica F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cervical decompression; Cerebrospinal fluid leak; Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament

Indexed keywords

CEREBROSPINAL FLUID RHINORRHEA; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; DURA MATER; HUMAN; LIGAMENT CALCINOSIS; LIQUORRHEA; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; POSTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; WOUND DRAINAGE;

CEREBROSPINAL FLUID RHINORRHEA; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; DRAINAGE; DURA MATER; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENTS; OSSIFICATION OF POSTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION;

EID: 79952208684     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10920684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2010.12.FOCUS10255     Document Type: Article

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