Expansive open-door laminoplasty for ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the cervical spine: Surgical indications, technique, and outcomes

OPLL: Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 193-199

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

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 84857919162     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-4-431-32563-5_27     Document Type: Chapter

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