The Spine Journal
Volume 6, Issue 6, Supplement , Pages S299-S307 , November 2006

Indications for circumferential surgery for cervical spondylotic myelopathy

  • Paul K. Kim, MD
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  • Joseph T. Alexander, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Neurosurgery, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157. Tel.: (336) 716-4081; fax: (336) 716-3065.

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 FDA device/drug status: approved but not for this indication (Vertex, Medtronic).Nothing of value received from a commercial entity related to this manuscript.

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doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2006.04.025

The Spine Journal
Volume 6, Issue 6, Supplement , Pages S299-S307 , November 2006

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