Successful Treatment of Proximal-type Cervical Spondylotic Amyotrophy by Anterior Decompression
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Anterior decompression in the management of unilateral cervical spondylotic amyotrophy.
Cervical spondylotic amyotrophy is a rare clinical condition. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of anterior decompression in patients with unilateral upper-extremity amyotrophy caused by cervical spondylosis. The authors retrospectively analyzed the records of 31 patients (23 men and 8 women) who underwent anterior decompressive surgery for cervical spondylotic amyotrophy...
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عنوان ژورنال: Spinal Surgery
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0914-6024,1880-9359
DOI: 10.2531/spinalsurg.28.151