The cervical spine in Marfan Syndrome

Spine

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 983-989

  Hobbs, William R ^a   Sponseller, Paul D ^a   Weiss, Arnold Peter C ^a   Pyeritz, Reed E ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

basilar impression; cervical; kyphosis; Marfan; spine; stenosis; subluxation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATLANTOAXIAL SUBLUXATION; BASILAR IMPRESSION; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; LIGAMENT DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; NECK PAIN; ODONTOID PROCESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKELETON TRACTION; SPINE DISEASE; SPINE FUSION; STENOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DISLOCATIONS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; KYPHOSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; NECK PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 0030923128     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199705010-00010     Document Type: Article

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