Cervical decompression and reconstruction without intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring. Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 107-113

  Traynelis, Vincent C ^a   Abode Iyamah, Kingsley O ^b   Leick, Katie M ^b   Bender, Sarah M ^a   Greenlee, Jeremy D W ^b  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical myelopathy; Cervical spine surgery; Cervical spondylosis; Intraoperative monitoring; Motor evoked potential; Somatosensory evoked potential

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROMONITORING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD;

ADULT; AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; COMORBIDITY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL CORD DISEASES;

EID: 84856804230     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2011.10.SPINE11199     Document Type: Article

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