Surgery of the spine in myelodysplasia: An overview

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 338, Issue , 1997, Pages 19-35

  Rodgers, W B ^a   Frim, David M ^b   Emans, John B ^c  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Cap Reg Orthopaedics Sports Med   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; HIP CONTRACTURE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; KYPHOSIS; MENINGOMYELOCELE; MYELODYSPLASIA; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE FUSION; SPINE MALFORMATION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TETHERED CORD SYNDROME;

EID: 0030953809     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003086-199705000-00005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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