Case challenge · Surgical approach decision / Orthopedics / Spine · teaching

Cervical Spondylosis · Anterior vs Posterior · case challenge

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Case #1Surgical approach decision / Orthopedics / Spine

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Type + levels/direction involvedMultilevel (≥3)/OPLL/good lordosis/developmental stenosis

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Step 1 / 1 · Type + levels/direction involved

Radiculopathy or myelopathy? Number of levels and direction of compression?

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