title: [Surgical treatment of cervical intervertebral disk displacement].
abstract: Between the years 1976 und 1989 147 patients were operated on cervical disc herniation at the Neurosurgical Clinic of Innsbruck. 122 of these cases underwent a posterior approach according to Frykholm, 25 patients were treated by an anterior approach according to Cloward and Smith and Robinson, respectively. All patients received a descending myelography followed by a CAT-Scan of the questionable cervical segments the latter was available. In patients with disc herniation and only mild degenerative changes of the cervical spine a dorsal foraminotomy was chosen whereas the cases with nerve root compressions primarily due to spondylosis the ventral approach was preferred. Patients revealed a convincing benefit of motoric deficits after foraminotomy whereas disturbances of sensibility showed minor improvement either by ventral or posterior approach.
authors.affiliation: Universitätsklinik für Neurochirurgie, Innsbruck.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Langmayr
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Russegger
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D007796:Laminectomy / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009192:Myelography; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Die chirurgische Behandlung des zervikalen Bandscheibenvorfalls.