Surgical treatment of ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament and its outcomes: Posterior surgery by laminoplasty

Spine

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Matsumoto, Morio ^a   Chiba, Kazuhiro ^a   Toyama, Yoshiaki ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

laminoplasty; Ossifi cation of posterior longitudinal ligament; outcome; posterior surgery

Indexed keywords

CERVICAL SPINE; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; LAMINOPLASTY; LIGAMENT CALCINOSIS; MENTAL DETERIORATION; PARALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRAL CANAL;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; HUMANS; LAMINECTOMY; OSSIFICATION OF POSTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT; RISK FACTORS; SPONDYLOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84857912928     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e318239cca0     Document Type: Review

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