Effectiveness of 3 surgical decompression strategies for treatment of multilevel cervical myelopathy in 3 spinal centers in China: A retrospective study

Spine

Volumn 37, Issue 17, 2012, Pages 1463-1469

  Wen, Shi Feng ^a,b   Wong, Irene Oi Ling ^c   Long, Mei Jing ^c   Li, Ju Geng ^a   Li, Xiao Feng ^d   Guo, Dong Ming ^a   Xu, Zhong He ^a   Yin, Qing Shui ^e  

^a GUANGZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d NANCHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e Liuhuaqiao Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

1 stage posterior anterior strategy; anterior strategy; cervical myelopathy; complications; posterior strategy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CHINA; CHINESE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMOKING;

ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHINA; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84864491257     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31824ff9bc     Document Type: Article

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