Journal of Spine

Morito Takano

Publications

• Case Report
  Posterior Correction Surgery of Progressive Degenerative Cervical Spondylolisthesis - A Case Report
  Author(s): Morito Takano, Soraya Nishimura, Hiromasa Nagahari and Michihiro KamataMorito Takano, Soraya Nishimura, Hiromasa Nagahari and Michihiro Kamata
  
  Degenerative spondylolisthesis of the cervical spine is relative rare. We present a relative rare case of severe degenerative cervical spondylolisthesis with posterior corrective fusion. A 70-year-old female complained of neck pain and gait disturbance with cervical spondylotic myelopathy. Plain radiographs showed 8.3 mm anterolisthesis of C3/ C4, which gradually progressed during four years. The slip was not reduced by flexion and extension position. After releasing C3/C4 facet joint and yellow ligament, posterior reduction with instrumentation were performed and resulted in successful cervical correction and fusion. .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7939.1000308

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