Complications and long-term outcome of upper cervical spine arthrodesis in patients with Down syndrome

Spine

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1223-1231

  Doyle, J Scott ^a   Lauerman, William C ^b   Wood, Kirkham B ^c   Krause, David R ^d  

^a Department of Orthopaedic Surgery   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d MERCY HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

arthrodesis; cervical instability; complications; Down syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTHRODESIS; ATLANTOAXIAL SUBLUXATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDARTHROSIS; SPINE MALFORMATION; SPINE STABILIZATION; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHRODESIS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029943580     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199605150-00016     Document Type: Conference Paper

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