Anterior Cervical Decompression and Arthrodesis for the Treatment of Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy. Two to Seventeen-Year Follow-up

We reviewed the cases of 108 patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy who had been managed with anterior decompression and arthrodesis at our institution. Operative treatment consisted of anterior discectomy, partial corpectomy, or subtotal corpectomy at one level or more, followed by placement...

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Published in:	Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume Vol. 80; no. 7; pp. 941 - 51
Main Authors:	EMERY, SANFORD E., BOHLMAN, HENRY H., BOLESTA, MICHAEL J., JONES, PAUL K.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Boston, MA Copyright by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Incorporated 01.07.1998 Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery Incorporated Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery AMERICAN VOLUME
Edition:	American volume
Subjects:	Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Biological and medical sciences Bone Transplantation Cervical Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging Cervical Vertebrae - surgery Decompression, Surgical - methods Diskectomy Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Orthopedic surgery Pain Postoperative Complications Radiography Spinal Cord Compression - diagnostic imaging Spinal Cord Compression - etiology Spinal Cord Compression - surgery Spinal Fusion Spinal Osteophytosis - complications Spinal Osteophytosis - diagnostic imaging Spinal Osteophytosis - surgery Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Treatment Outcome Compression Spinal cord Associated technique Prognosis Diseases of the osteoarticular system Anterior Spine disease Autograft Association Graft Arthrodesis Complication Degenerative disease Human Nervous system diseases Long term Orthopedic surgery Treatment Surgical decompression Spondylolysis Central nervous system disease Bone Osteoarthritis Spinal cord disease Cervical spine
ISSN:	0021-9355, 1535-1386
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