Single- and multi-level anterior decompression and fusion for cervical spondylotic myelopathy - A long term follow-up with a minimum of 5 years

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 115, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1966-1971

  Bayerl, Simon ^a   Wiendieck, Kurt ^b   Koeppen, Daniel ^c   Topalovic, Miroslav ^a   Übelacker, Anett ^a   Kroppenstedt, Stefan ^d   Cabraja, Mario ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c Bundeswehrkrankenhaus Koblenz ^*  (Germany)

^d Sana Kliniken Sommerfeld   (Germany)

Author keywords

Degenerative disc disease; Spine; Surgery

Indexed keywords

POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); POLYETHERETHERKETONE; TITANIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BONE GRAFT; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CERVICAL SPONDYLOTIC MYELOPATHY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DEGENERATION; DISEASE COURSE; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; JAPANESE ORTHOPAEDIC ASSOCIATION SCORE; KYPHOSIS; LAMINECTOMY; LONG TERM CARE; LORDOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PSEUDARTHROSIS; REST; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE; SPINE; SURGERY;

ADULT; AGED; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION; LORDOSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION; SPONDYLOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84884530583     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: 18726968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2013.05.031     Document Type: Article

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