The Spine Journal
Volume 3, Issue 1 , Pages 33-45 , January 2003

Effect of intramedullary signal changes on the surgical outcome of patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy

  • Ashish Suri, MBBS, MCh, DNB

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. 34 Ganga Apartments, Alaknanda, Kalkaji, New Delhi 110019, India. Tel.: 91-11-6593291; fax: 91-11-6862663.
    • Departments of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India
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  • Ravinder Pal Singh Chabbra, MBBS, MS

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    • Departments of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India
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  • Veer Singh Mehta, MBBS, MCh

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    • Departments of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India
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  • Sailesh Gaikwad, MBBS, MD

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    • Departments of Neuroradiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India
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  • Ram Mohan Pandey

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    • Departments of Biostatistics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India

Received 27 February 2002 ,Accepted 15 May 2002.

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The Spine Journal
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