The role of emergency surgery in malignant spinal extradural compression: Assessment of functional outcome

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 27-33

  Harris, J K ^a   Sutcliffe, J C ^a   Robinson, N E ^a  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emergency surgery; Extradural tumour; Function; Outcome; Spinal card compression

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUDA EQUINA; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINE METASTASIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029920605     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688699650040485     Document Type: Article

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