Chiari I malformation and spinal cord injury: Cause for concern in contact athletes?

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1218-1220

  Callaway, G Hadley ^a   O'Brien, Stephen J ^a   Tehrany, Armin M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

ATHLETIC INJURY; CERVICAL SPINE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEDULLA; QUADRIPARESIS; SPINAL STENOSIS; SYRINGOMYELIA; TRAUMA

Indexed keywords

ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BRAIN HERNIA; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; MALE; MYELOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; QUADRIPLEGIA; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TRAINING; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION; CHILD; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 0029909779     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-199610000-00002     Document Type: Article

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