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Surgical management of cervical myelopathy: indications and techniques for surgical corpectomy
Joshua E Medow1, Greg Trost, John Sandin
1University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53792, USA.
The Spine Journal : Official Journal of the North American Spine Society
|November 14, 2006
Abstract
Background:
There are a variety of surgical treatments for cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM).
Purpose:
Review the indications and techniques for multilevel cervical corpectomy in the treatment of CSM.
Conclusion:
Cervical corpectomy is effective and relatively safe for the treatment of a variety of diseases of the cervical spine. Indications, surgical considerations, operative positioning, surgical method, and complications avoidance are discussed as a guide to effectively performing this procedure.