A critical appraisal of pediculated omental graft transposition in progressive spinal cord failure

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 547-554

  Sgouros, S ^a,b   Williams, B ^a  

^a Midland Ctr for Neurosurg/Neurol   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Omental graft transposition; Paraplegia; Post traumatic syringomyelia; Revascularization; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DETERIORATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; OMENTUM; PARAPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPINAL CORD FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOM; SYRINGOMYELIA; TISSUE GRAFT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030468312     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688699646844     Document Type: Article

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