Predictive factors for the outcome of anterior cervical decompression and fusion
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Anterior decompression and fusion in cervical spondylosis
Cervical spondylosis is the most frequent reason for progressive impairment of spinal cord and nerve roots, which is clinically manifested as cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM), cervical radiculopathy, or both. Eighty operated patients are presented (49 men and 31 women), who had evidence of CSM and/ or radiculopathy. Age ranged from 26 to 80 years (mean 50 years). Depending on the predomina...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Spine Journal
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0940-6719,1432-0932
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-003-0530-2