Functional and clinical outcomes following surgical treatment in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy: A prospective study of 81 cases

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 348-355

  Furlan, Julio C ^a   Kalsi Ryan, Sukhvinder ^b,c   Kailaya Vasan, Ahilan ^d   Massicotte, Eric M ^c,e   Fehlings, Michael G ^a,c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Berg balance scale; Cervical spine; Cervical spondylotic myelopathy; Decompressive surgery; Modified Japanese Orthopaedic Association score; Nurick grade

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPHAGIA; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; FACE EDEMA; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADICULOPATHY; SEX; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SURGICAL INFECTION; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPONDYLOSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79952411396     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2010.10.SPINE091029     Document Type: Article

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