Tandem keyhole foraminotomy in the treatment of cervical radiculopathy: retrospective review of 35 cases
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Tandem keyhole foraminotomy in the treatment of cervical radiculopathy: retrospective review of 35 cases
BACKGROUND There has been no report regarding the results of two-level keyhole foraminotomy. The purpose of this study was to detail clinical outcomes following consecutive two-level cervical foraminotomy (tandem keyhole foraminotomy (TKF)) in patients with radiculopathy. METHODS The authors conducted a retrospective review of 35 cases involving patients treated by a single surgeon using TKF....
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1749-799X
DOI: 10.1186/1749-799x-9-38