Incidence of postlaminectomy kyphosis after Chiari decompression

Spine

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 613-617

  McLaughlin, Mark R ^a,c   Wahlig, John B ^a   Pollack, Ian F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

cervical instability; Chiari malformation; kyphosis; postlaminectomy deformity

Indexed keywords

ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRANIECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KYPHOSIS; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINE INSTABILITY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KYPHOSIS; LAMINECTOMY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NECK; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0030950761     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199703150-00007     Document Type: Article

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