Cervical radiculopathy due to cervical degenerative diseases: Anatomy, diagnosis and treatment

Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 473-479

  Kim, Kyoung Tae ^a   Kim, Young Baeg ^a  

^a Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cervical radiculopathy; Diagnosis; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; STEROID;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ANTERIOR CERVICAL DISCECTOMY; ANTERIOR CERVICAL DISCECTOMY AND FUSION; ANTERIOR CERVICAL FORAMINOTOMY; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; CERVICAL ARTHROPLASTY; CERVICAL FORAMINAL STENOSIS; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CORTICOSTEROID INDUCED OSTEOPOROSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; IMMOBILIZATION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE ROOT COMPRESSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESTHESIA; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTERIOR DISCECTOMY; POSTERIOR FORAMINOTOMY; POSTERIOR LAMINOFORAMINOTOMY; RADICULAR PAIN; REVIEW; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE SURGERY; STENOSIS; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRACTION THERAPY;

EID: 79952849994     PISSN: 20053711     EISSN: 15987876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3340/jkns.2010.48.6.473     Document Type: Review

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