Physical function outcome in cervical radiculopathy patients after physiotherapy alone compared with anterior surgery followed by physiotherapy: A prospective randomized study with a 2-year follow-up

Spine

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 300-307

  Peolsson, Anneli ^a   Söderlund, Anne ^b   Engquist, Markus ^c,d   Lind, Bengt ^d,e   Löfgren, Håkan ^c   Vavruch, Ludek ^c   Holtz, Anders ^f   Winström Christersson, Annelie ^c   Isaksson, Ingrid ^c   Öberg, Birgitta ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c RYHOV COUNTY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d SAHLGRENSKA ACADEMY AT UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^e Gothenburg Spine Center   (Sweden)

^f UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

cervical spine; disc; physiotherapy; radiculopathy; surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR CERVICAL DECOMPRESSION AND FUSION; ARTICLE; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE COMPRESSION; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NECK MUSCLES; NECK PAIN; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADICULOPATHY; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPINAL FUSION; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84874116430     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31826d2cbb     Document Type: Article

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