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. 2012 Jan;43(1):29-40, vii-viii.
doi: 10.1016/j.ocl.2011.09.003.

Posterior surgery for cervical myelopathy: indications, techniques, and outcomes

Brandon D Lawrence  1 , Darrel S Brodke
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Posterior surgery for cervical myelopathy: indications, techniques, and outcomes

Brandon D Lawrence et al. Orthop Clin North Am. 2012 Jan.

Abstract

This article details the controversies associated with the different treatment strategies in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy. The natural history, incidence, pathophysiology, physical examination, and imaging findings are discussed followed by the indications, techniques, and outcomes of patients treated with posterior cervical decompression via decompressive laminectomy, laminectomy and instrumented fusion, and laminoplasty.

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