Anterolisthesis and retrolisthesis of the cervical spine in cervical spondylotic myelopathy in the elderly Motohiro Kawasaki, Toshikazu Tani, Takahiro Ushida, and Kenji Ishida Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kochi Medical School, Kohasu Oko-cho, Nankoku, Kochi 783-8505, Japan Abstract Background. Degenerative spondylolisthesis of the cervical
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