Risk factors for a poor outcome following surgical treatment of cervical spondylotic amyotrophy: A multicenter study

European Spine Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 156-161

  Tauchi, Ryoji ^a   Imagama, Shiro ^a   Inoh, Hidefumi ^b   Yukawa, Yasutsugu ^c   Kanemura, Tokumi ^d   Sato, Koji ^e   Matsubara, Yuji ^f   Harada, Atsushi ^g   Hachiya, Yudo ^h   Kamiya, Mistuhiro ⁱ   Yoshihara, Hisatake ^j   Ito, Zenya ^a   Ando, Kei ^a   Ishiguro, Naoki ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b ANJO KOSEI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c CHUBU ROSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d Aichi Prefectural Welfare Federation of Agriculture Co operative Associations Konan Kosei Hospital   (Japan)

^e NAGOYA DAINI RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^f Toyota Kai Medical Corporation Kariya Toyota General Hospital   (Japan)

^g NATIONAL CENTER FOR GERIATRICS AND GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

^h Hachiya Orthopaedic Hospital   (Japan)

ⁱ AICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^j TOYOHASHI MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

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Author keywords

Cervical spondylotic amyotrophy; Poor outcome; Risk factor; Surgical treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPONDYLOTIC AMYOTROPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; KYPHOSIS; LAMINOPLASTY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTERIOR SPINE FUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DISKECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULAR ATROPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION; SPONDYLOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 84872413861     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-012-2506-6     Document Type: Article

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