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Long-Term Follow-Up After Surgery for Chronic Spondylogenous Myelopathy

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Surgery of Cervical Myelopathy

Part of the book series: Advances in Neurosurgery ((NEURO,volume 8))

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Abstract

Both in published series (1–8) and in our own material the surgical management of cervical spondylogenous myelopathies has been found to be rather disappointing, since it has no effect other than halting the progression of neurologic deficits in most of the cases. This prompted us to conduct a follow-up study, the purpose being to shed light on those factors which might improve postoperative results.

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  1. M. Sunder-Plassmann
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  2. F. Zaunbauer
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  1. Neurochirurgische Klinik im Universitäts-Klinikum Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, D-4300, Essen 1, Germany

    W. Grote , H.-E. Clar  & H.-E Nau ,  & 

  2. Universitätsklinikum Steglitz, Neurochirurgische Klinik und Poliklinik, Freie Universität Berlin, Hindenburgdamm 30, D-1000, Berlin 45, Germany

    M. Brock

  3. Neurochirurgische Klinik der Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Schwabachanlage 6, D-8520, Erlangen, Germany

    M. Klinger

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Sunder-Plassmann, M., Zaunbauer, F. (1980). Long-Term Follow-Up After Surgery for Chronic Spondylogenous Myelopathy. In: Grote, W., Brock, M., Clar, HE., Klinger, M., Nau, HE. (eds) Surgery of Cervical Myelopathy. Advances in Neurosurgery, vol 8. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67605-5_16

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