Neurological deterioration after posterior wiring of the cervical spine

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 948-951

  Lundy, Douglas W ^a,b   Murray, H Herndon ^a,c  

^a SHEPHERD CENTER   (United States)

^b ATLANTA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Shepherd Centre ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPASTICITY; SPINE INSTABILITY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE STABILIZATION; VERTEBRAL CANAL;

EID: 0030703264     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.79B6.7923     Document Type: Article

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