Efficacy of multilevel anterior cervical discectomy and fusion versus corpectomy and fusion for multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy: A minimum 5-year follow-up study

European Spine Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1551-1557

  Song, Kyung Jin ^a   Lee, Kwang Bok ^a   Song, Ji Hoon ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University Medical School   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion; Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion; Cervical spondylotic myelopathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR CERVICAL DISCECTOMY AND FUSION; ANTERIOR CORPECTOMY AND FUSION; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; CERVICAL SPONDYLOTIC MYELOPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DURA MATER TEAR; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT FAILURE; HOARSENESS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; JOA SCORE; LAMINOPLASTY; LENGTH OF STAY; LORDOSIS; MALE; MENINX DISORDER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDARTHROSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINE FUSION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DISKECTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL FUSION; SPONDYLOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84865042743     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-012-2296-x     Document Type: Article

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