Association of magnetic resonance imaging signal changes and outcome prediction after surgery for cervical spondylotic myelopathy: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 660-666

  Vedantam, Aditya ^a   Jonathan, Ashish ^a   Rajshekhar, Vedantam ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Corpectomy; Magnetic resonance imaging; Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament; Spondylosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; CORPECTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIGAMENT CALCINOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NURICK GRADE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROGNOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINE SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSSIFICATION OF POSTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPONDYLOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 83055170790     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2011.8.SPINE11452     Document Type: Article

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