Multilevel oblique corpectomy for cervical spondylotic myelopathy preserves segmental motion

European Spine Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1360-1367

  Chacko, Ari George ^a   Joseph, Mathew ^a   Turel, Mazda Keki ^a   Prabhu, Krishna ^a   Daniel, Roy Thomas ^b   Jacob, K S ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cervical spondylotic myelopathy; Motion preservation; Oblique corpectomy; Ossified posterior longitudinal ligament

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER DYSFUNCTION; BRAIN FUNCTION; CERVICAL SPONDYLOTIC MYELOPATHY; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMIFACIAL ATROPHY; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; LORDOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OBLIQUE CERVICAL CORPECTOMY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARESTHESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULAR PAIN; RANGE OF MOTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINE FUSION; SPINE INSTABILITY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE SURGERY;

ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DISKECTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KYPHOSIS; LORDOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; OSSIFICATION OF POSTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84865034592     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-011-2137-3     Document Type: Article

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