title: Ensuring adequate epidural decompression during the anterior approach to cervical spine for multi-level spondylotic myelopathy.
abstract: We report a simple observation to ensure that adequate decompression has been achieved intra-operatively during multi-level anterior cervical spinal decompression for degenerative spondylotic myelopathy.
authors.affiliation: Division of Applied Medicine, University of Aberdeen Medical School, Polwarth Building, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK. j.a.nicholson.05@aberdeen.ac.uk
authors.forename: Jamie A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Nicholson
authors.forename: Pragnesh
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bhatt
mesh_terms: D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D055009:Spondylosis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*