[Surgical treatment of cervical spinal canal stenosis in elderly patients].
The diagnosis is established through neurological examinations, laboratory and imaging diagnostics. Conservative treatment such as a neck brace, drug and physical therapies could bring relief. Manifest or progressing deficiency symptoms associated with sensory or motoric deficit, bladder, rectal or erectile disorder are indications for early surgery.
Uhl
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Neurochirurgische Klinik, Klinikum Grosshadern, LMU München. eberhard.uhl@med.uni-muenchen.de
Zausinger
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März
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Rothwinkler
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Tonn
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D000368:Aged; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D011379:Prognosis; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013123:Spinal Fusion; D013128:Spinal Osteophytosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013130:Spinal Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*