Difficulty in surgical procedure selection for myelopathy with atlantoaxial instability in a highly aged patient: A case report of an 85-year-old female who required additional occipitocervical fusion after C1 laminectomy-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Difficulty in surgical procedure selection for myelopathy with atlantoaxial instability in a highly aged patient: A case report of an 85-year-old female who required additional occipitocervical fusion after C1 laminectomy

Published:2021 Issue:4 Volume:33 Page:149-153
ISSN:0915-6380
Container-title:The Showa University Journal of Medical Sciences
language:en
Short-container-title:Showa Univ J Med Sci

Author:

Usui Ryoji¹,Kudo Yoshifumi¹,Hayakawa Chikara¹,Yamamura Ryo¹,Maruyama Hiroshi¹,Matsuoka Akira¹,Ishikawa Koji¹,Tani Soji¹,Inagaki Katsunori¹,Toyone Tomoaki¹

Affiliation:

1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Showa University School of Medicine

Publisher

The Showa University Society

Link

https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/sujms/33/4/33_149/_pdf

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