ACDF vs. ACCF – Zervikale Myelopathie, was tun?

In dieser retrospektiven klinischen Studie werden die Ergebnisse nach mehrsegmentaler Diskektomie mit denen nach Wirbelkörperersatz zur Behandlung der zervikalen Myelopathie bei drei- bis viersegmentaler knöcherner Spinalkanalstenose der HWS verglichen.
A comparison of anterior cervical discectomy and corpectomy in patients with multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy, Eur Spine J 2012; 21: 474–481

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