Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 35-43 , March 2007

Posterior Surgery for Cervical Myelopathy: Laminectomy, Laminectomy with Fusion, and Laminoplasty

  • John M. Rhee, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to John M. Rhee, MD, The Emory Spine Center, 59 Executive Park South, Suite 3000, Atlanta, GA 30329.

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PII: S1040-7383(07)00003-2

doi: 10.1053/j.semss.2007.01.002

Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 35-43 , March 2007

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