Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4100333 | The Spine Journal | 2006 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
In this survey, axial symptoms were not usually so severe as to require analgesic use and did not worsen the Japanese Orthopaedic Association score after surgery; symptoms were, however, considered to continuously affect everyday life as much as hand numbness. Regarding their features, we speculate the main characteristics of axial symptoms might be pain and that the nuchal region might be the predominant region for axial symptoms. Our data are consistent with the hypothesis that laminoplasty is not, as such, an effective treatment for axial neck pain and that axial symptoms may in fact be worsened by the procedure.
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Authors
Hiroyuki MD, Kunihiko MD, PhD, Shigeo MD, PhD, Hirokazu MD, PhD, Saito MD, PhD, Isashi MD,