Dorsal versus ventral surgery for cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament: Considerations for approach selection and review of surgical outcomes

Neurosurgical Focus

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Shin, John H ^a   Steinmetz, Michael P ^a   Benzel, Edward C ^a   Krishnaney, Ajit A ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical myelopathy; Corpectomy; Laminoplasty; Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament; Outcome

Indexed keywords

BODY POSTURE; CERVICAL SPINE; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; LIGAMENT CALCINOSIS; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SPINE FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; HUMANS; LAMINECTOMY; LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENTS; OSSIFICATION OF POSTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT; POSTURE; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79952240162     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10920684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2010.12.FOCUS10270     Document Type: Article

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