Effective cervical decompression by the posterior cervical foraminotomy without discectomy

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 271-276

  Kang, Min Soo ^a   Choi, Kyung Chul ^a   Lee, Choon Dae ^a   Shin, Yong Hwan ^a   Hur, Sung Min ^a   Lee, Sang Ho ^a  

^a Gimpo Airport Wooridul Spine Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

discectomy; indirect decompression; posterior cervical foraminotomy; radiculopathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM PAIN; ARTICLE; CERVICAL DISK HERNIATION; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORAMINOTOMY; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NECK PAIN; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTERIOR CERVICAL FORAMINOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULAR PAIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISPLACEMENT; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROCEDURES; SPINAL ROOT; SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DISKECTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORAMINOTOMY; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISPLACEMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84903820149     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: 15392465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BSD.0b013e3182a35707     Document Type: Article

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