Surgical Outcomes in Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy in Elderly Patients—Changes in Neurological Symptoms, Complications, and the Significance of Surgery

Surgical Outcomes in Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy in Elderly Patients—Changes in Neurological Symptoms, Complications, and the Significance of Surgery—

Published:2020 Issue:3 Volume:34 Page:261-271
ISSN:0914-6024
Container-title:Spinal Surgery
language:en
Short-container-title:Spinal Surgery

Author:

Koh Saya¹²,Sasaki Tsuyoshi¹²,Katayama Yuri³,Onishi Yohei¹,Ohata Hiroki²,Goto Hiroyuki⁴,Ikuno Hiromichi¹,Nishikawa Misao¹

Affiliation:

1. Department of Neurosurgery, Moriguchi-Ikuno Memorial Hospital, Koudoukai Health System

2. Department of Neurosurgery, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine

3. Department of Neurology, Moriguchi-Ikuno Memorial Hospital, Koudoukai Health System

4. Department of Neurosurgery, Osaka Saiseikai Nakatsu Hospital

Publisher

Japanese Society of Spinal Surgery

Link

https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/spinalsurg/34/3/34_261/_pdf

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