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cervical decompression
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what is 'cervical decompression'?
Definition for cervical decompression
cervical decompression is a medical procedure used for such diagnoses as: syringomyelia, herniated disk and spinal stenosis.
related diagnosis for 'cervical decompression'
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diagnosis
syringomyelia
damage to spinal cord by progressively enlarging cavity in its center
cervical decompression and syringomyelia
herniated disk
bulging out of central portion of disk in vertebral column
cervical decompression and herniated disk
spinal stenosis
compression of nerve roots due to narrowed spinal canal
cervical decompression and spinal stenosis
spondylosis
degenerative changes in spinal vertebrae
cervical decompression and spondylosis
spinal cord compression syndrome
pressure on spinal cord by tumor or abscess
cervical decompression and spinal cord compression syndrome
spinal cord trauma
injury to spinal cord
cervical decompression and spinal cord trauma
spinal cord tumors
tumors of spinal cord
cervical decompression and spinal cord tumors
spinal epidural abscess
infection between bones of spine and membrane covering spinal cord
cervical decompression and spinal epidural abscess
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Spinal Cord decompression
cervical decompression and Spinal Cord decompression
CT scan
cervical decompression and CT scan
spinal surgery
cervical decompression and spinal surgery
surgical decompression
cervical decompression and surgical decompression
Cervical radiography
cervical decompression and Cervical radiography
CT Myelogram
cervical decompression and CT Myelogram
Physical and Occupational Therapy
Arthritis Physical and Occupational Therapy
cervical decompression and Physical and Occupational Therapy
Laminectomy
cervical decompression and Laminectomy
CT Spine
cervical decompression and CT Spine
Fusion of Lower Spine
cervical decompression and Fusion of Lower Spine
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Spine
cervical decompression and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Spine
Spinal Decompression and fusion
cervical decompression and Spinal Decompression and fusion
X-ray spine
cervical decompression and X-ray spine
X-rays
cervical decompression and X-rays
Lumbar Puncture
cervical decompression and Lumbar Puncture
CT lumbosacral spine
cervical decompression and CT lumbosacral spine
Cervical Spine fusion
cervical decompression and Cervical Spine fusion
Cerebrospinal Fluid analysis
cervical decompression and Cerebrospinal Fluid analysis
Cerebrospinal Fluid opening pressure
cervical decompression and Cerebrospinal Fluid opening pressure
Evoked potential somatosensory
cervical decompression and Evoked potential somatosensory
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ibuprofen
cervical decompression and ibuprofen
naproxen
cervical decompression and naproxen
methocarbamol
cervical decompression and methocarbamol
indomethacin
cervical decompression and indomethacin
mefenamic acid
cervical decompression and mefenamic acid
piroxicam
cervical decompression and piroxicam
ibuprofen(motrin)
cervical decompression and ibuprofen(motrin)
methylprednisolone(medrol)
cervical decompression and methylprednisolone(medrol)
dexamethasone
cervical decompression and dexamethasone
cyclobenzaprine
cervical decompression and cyclobenzaprine
dexamethasone(decadron)
cervical decompression and dexamethasone(decadron)
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Ventral versus dorsal decompression for cervical spondylotic myelopathy ...
... versus dorsal decompression for cervical spondylotic myelopathy: surgeons' ... Cervical Vertebrae/surgery. Data Collection. Decompression, Surgical/methods ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17304133?dopt=Abstract
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Cervical spondylotic radiculopathy precipitated by decompression sickness.
WILKINSON M. The morbid anatomy of cervical spondylosis and myelopathy. Brain. ... Neurologic presentation of decompression sickness and air embolism in sport divers. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1035272
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C5 palsy after decompression surgery for cervical myelopathy: review of ...
C5 palsy after decompression surgery for cervical myelopathy: review of the literature. ... the cervical spine, its pathogenesis and the options for prevention and ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14595162?ordinalpos=1&ito...
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Surgery for Cervical Spondylosis and Arthritis of the Neck
Surgery may include cervical laminectomy, anterior cervical decompression, spinal fusion or the placement of plates and screws.
http://backandneck.about.com/od/conditions/ss/neckarthritis_8.htm
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Spinal stenosis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2.3 Stingers and cervical stenosis. 2.4 Case 2: Athlete with stingers. 3 Thoracic spine ... 7.5 Decompression without fusion. 7.6 Case 8: Multiple surgeries ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cervical_stenosis
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Central Cord Syndrome in a High School Wrestler: A Case Report
... after the injury, the athlete underwent a cervical decompression and fusion at ... Postoperative radiograph showing the anterior cervical decompression and fusion ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1569555
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A new full-endoscopic technique for cervical posterior foraminotomy in ...
Anterior cervical decompression and fusion (ACDF) is the standard procedure for ... The decompression results were equal to those of conventional procedures. ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17948181
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Clinical report of cervical arthroplasty in management of spondylotic ...
... of cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) after anterior decompression in ... Anterior cervical decompression and fusion have traditionally been considered ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1675991
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Watch Out For Vertebral Artery Injury
... include the anterior cervical decompression, the posterior atlantoaxial ... of patients with the anterior cervical decompression and up to 8.2% of those ...
http://backandneck.about.com/b/2008/05/06/watch-out-for-vert...
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Successful treatment of cervical myelopathy with minimal morbidity by ...
Circumferential cervical decompression and fusion (CCDF) is an important ... While circumferential cervical decompression and fusion may provide improved ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2200762
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Cervical arthroplasty in the management of spondylotic myelopathy.
... 31-55 years) of anterior cervical decompression and placement of an artificial ... Cervical arthroplasty after anterior cervical decompression at one or more ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12902945
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Spinal disc herniation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Normal situation and spinal disc herniation in cervical vertebrae. ... emergency requiring immediate attention and possibly surgical decompression. ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinal_disc_herniation
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Investigation of clinically important benefit of anterior cervical ...
... of clinically important benefit of anterior cervical decompression and fusion ... Anterior cervical decompression and fusion (ACDF) is an established and ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2229815
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Reversal of anterior cervical fusion with a cervical arthroplasty ...
... a C5-C6 anterior cervical decompression and interbody fusion and plating ... Decompression and arthroplasty were effected at the C6-C7 level. ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15699798
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Predictive factors for long-term outcome of anterior cervical ...
... factors for short- and long-term outcome of anterior cervical decompression ... Anterior cervical decompression and fusion (ACDF) for cervical disc disease has ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2270379
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Quick Decompression Aids Spinal Injury Recovery - Chronic Pain: Health ...
Chronic pain management and support group dealing with Fibromyalgia, ... Patients having decompression surgery within 24 hours of a cervical spinal ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=89051
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Cervical Spondylosis - MedlinePlus
Gives information about cervical spondylosis including symptoms, causes and ... Surgical decompression of the spinal cord in the neck may be recommended for ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000436.htm
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Uninstrumented ventral surgery for subaxial cervical spine tuberculosis ...
Anterior decompression with autologous iliac bone graft led to a good clinical ... Decompression, Surgical/methods. Follow-Up Studies. Humans. Kyphosis/pathology ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15799189
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Efficacy of Surgical Decompression in the Setting of Complete Thoracic ...
Anterior decompression in cervical spine trauma: does timing of surgery affect the outcome? ... decompression and neurological outcome in acute cervical spinal ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1808272
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Degenerative Disc Disease - Wikipedia
User-created article on degenerative disc disease, a common disorder of the lower spine.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Degenerative_disc_disease
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Analysis of five specific scores for cervical spondylogenic myelopathy
Abnormal curvature of the cervical spine was described as a negative predictor ... of neurological deficit and recovery after anterior cervical decompression. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2140133
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[Cervical spondylotic myelopathy: early diagnosis and timing of operation]
... treated with anterior cervical decompression and autologous ilium graft fusion. ... Cervical Vertebrae* Decompression, Surgical. Female. Follow-Up Studies. Humans ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11825373
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Long-term outcome after anterior cervical discectomy without fusion
When conservative treatment fails, surgical decompression can be considered. ... [3, 33, 34, 38] introduced the anterior cervical decompression technique without ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2200758
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Neuromonitoring - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
anterior cervical diskectomy. anterior corpectomy. anterior ... Anterior cervical decompression and fusion. Surg. TLIF. Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuromonitoring
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12699550 2003 04 17 2003 06 25 2004 11 17 0148-396X 52 5 2003 May ...
... of anterior decompression, prevent the development of kyphotic deformity ... Lateral cervical spine x-rays were analyzed using a curvature index to determine ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12699550
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Modified transcorporeal anterior cervical microforaminotomy for ...
... a functional disc surgery in which decompression for the cervical radiculopathy ... decompression via posterior foraminotomy has also been advocated for cervical ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2200760
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PMID 17043705
... in-line stabilization of the cervical spine was performed, palpation of the ... after the injury, the athlete underwent a cervical decompression and fusion at ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17043705
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Post-Laminectomy Kyphosis in Patients with Cervical Ossification of the ...
In general, anterior cervical decompression and fusion (ACDF) has shown better ... superior to posterior decompression in the treatment of cervical myelopathy5,15) ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2588253
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This article in PubMed
... recognized cause of upper extremity paresis after cervical decompression surgery. ... physiopathology Cervical Vertebrae pathology surgery Decompression, Surgical ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18090073
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Endoscopic laminoforaminoplasty success rates for treatment of ...
Open surgical decompression may be carried out via a midline approach, which may ... Posterior cervical decompression requires subperiosteal stripping of the ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2664536
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[Clinical outcome of treatment for cervical disease through anterior ...
... for cervical disease through anterior cervical expansive ... Cervical Vertebrae/surgery* Decompression, Surgical. Female. Humans. Male. Middle Aged ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19281034
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Cervical spondylosis
Cervical spondylosis is a disorder caused by abnormal wear on the cartilage and ... Surgical decompression of the spinal cord in the neck may be recommended for ...
http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/infectiousdiseases/Cervical-spondylosis.htm
adam.about.com
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Anterior decompression and fusion using bone grafts obtained from ...
... decompression and fusion using bone grafts obtained from cervical vertebral ... METHODS: Forty patients with cervical myelopathy were studied. ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9092865
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Successful outcome of six-level cervicothoracic corpectomy and ...
Decompression of the anterior cervical spinal canal can be achieved either by ... Corpectomies of the cervical and cervico-thoracic spine have been reported to ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1602202
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Fibular Allograft After Anterior Cervical Corpectomy: Long Term Follow-Up
... cervical decompression and arthrodesis for the treatment of cervical ... cervical spondylosis: treatment by spondylectomy, microsurgical decompression, ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1888365
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4- and 5-level anterior fusions of the cervical spine: review of ...
Anterior cervical (segmental) decompression/discectomy and fusion. ADD ... Naideri S, Baldwin NG (2005) Ventral cervical decompression and fusion: To plate. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2140121
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Cervical disc herniation causing localized ipsilateral popliteal pain.
... at C4/5. Anterior cervical decompression and fusion surgery (C3-5) was performed ... Cervical Vertebrae/physiopathology. Cervical Vertebrae/radiography ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11819148
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Chiari malformation, cervical disc prolapse and syringomyelia--always ...
... pathology and an anterior cervical decompression was performed, followed by arthroplasty. ... adequate canal decompression, preserved cervical mobility and ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18258433?ordinalpos=15&it...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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Prospective study of anterior cervical microforaminotomy for cervical ...
Cervical radiculopathy caused by a posterolateral disc herniation or ... Decompression of a stressed cervical nerve root is a routine neurosurgical procedure. ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18378143?ordinalpos=2&ito...
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PubMed
... cervical kyphosis and myelopathy were treated with anterior decompression and arthrodesis. ... severe cervical kyphosis and myelopathy, adequate anterior ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2645290
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Anterior Decompression for Cervicothoracic Pathology: A Study of 14 ...
We have chosen the low cervical approach to obtain exposure up to T2. ... A better exposure down to T4 is obtained through a combined cervical and thoracic approach. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1864803
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Operative Treatment of Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy and Radiculopathy
Anterior decompression, corpectomy and arthrodesis is an excellent treatment ... Bohlman HH, Bolesta M, Jones P. Anterior Cervical Decompression and Arthrodesis ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1888413
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Cervical Spondylosis and Spondylotic Cervical Myelopathy: Spinal Cord ...
Degenerative Changes of the Cervical Spine ... cervical collar; if this approach is ineffective, surgical decompression may be required. ...
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/print/sec16/ch224/ch224d.html
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Disc replacement using Pro-Disc C versus fusion: a prospective ...
... Strain on intervertebral discs after anterior cervical decompression and fusion. ... in primary cervical anterior spinal cord decompression and fusion. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2200708
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Anatomic mapping and evaluation of the esophagus in relation to the ...
Thirty patients who had undergone cervical CT scans were randomly selected and ... (2005) Dysphagia after anterior cervical decompression and fusion: prevalence and ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2200775
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Myelopathy Caused by Soft Cervical Disc Herniation : Surgical Results ...
... and recovery after anterior cervical decompression. Neurosurgery. ... cervical spondylosis : treatment by spondylectomy, microsurgical decompression, ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2588176
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Microsurgical anterior cervical foraminotomy (uncoforaminotomy) for ...
... option for adequate anterior decompression of the cervical nerve root via a minimized approach. ... Cervical Vertebrae/surgery* Decompression, Surgical ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12181702
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Surgical Treatments for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy Associated with ...
Surgical decompression and stabilization in patients with cervical spondylotic ... Anterior or posterior decompression with whole cervical spine fusion, which ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2588250
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Intraoperatively, diffuse cervical arachnoiditis was noted. ... pathology surgery Cervical Vertebrae Decompression, Surgical methods Female ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18338174
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Comparison of radiographic changes after ACDF versus Bryan disc ...
... anterior cervical decompression and fusion (ACDF) versus cervical disc ... All patients underwent anterior cervical discectomy followed by autogenous bone ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19127374
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