Multilevel decompressive laminectomy and transpedicular instrumented fusion for cervical spondylotic radiculopathy and myelopathy: A minimum follow-up of 3 years

Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 27-31

  Kotil, Kadir ^a   Ozyuvaci, Emine ^a  

^a Istanbul Educational and Research Hospital ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cervical laminectomies; degenerative; spondylotic myelopathy; transpedicular screw

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; BONE CHIP; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; CERVICAL LAMINECTOMY; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CERVICAL PEDICULAR FIXATION; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HUMAN; JOINT STABILITY; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NURICK GRADE; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PEDICLE SCREW; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREW MALPOSITION; SPINAL CORD SURGERY; SPINE FUSION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 80053360928     PISSN: 09748237     EISSN: 09769285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-8237.85310     Document Type: Article

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