Motor recovery following spinal cord injury associated with cervical spondylosis: A collaborative study

Spinal Cord

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 711-715

  Waters, Robert L ^a   Adkins, Rodney H ^a   Sie, Ien H ^a   Yakura, Joy S ^a  

^a RANCHO LOS AMIGOS NATIONAL REHABILITATION CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical spondylosis; Motor recovery; Tetraplegia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

EID: 0030452370     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.1996.129     Document Type: Article

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