Low Back Pain and Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy

Purpose. To determine characteristics responsible for improvement of low back pain after cervical laminoplasty for cervical spondylotic myelopathy. Methods. 18 men and 10 women aged 38 to 88 (mean, 71) years who had a low back pain visual analogue scale (VAS) score of 5 or more before cervical lamin...

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Main Authors: Eiji Kawakita, Yuichi Kasai, Atsumasa Uchida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2009-08-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/230949900901700213