Major intraoperative neurologic deficits in pediatric and adult spinal deformity patients: Incidence and etiology at one institution

Spine

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 324-331

  Bridwell, Keith H ^a   Lenke, Lawrence G ^a   Baldus, Christy ^a   Blanke, Kathy ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hyperkyphosis; Neurologic deficit; Vascular etiology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; KYPHOSCOLIOSIS; KYPHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINE MALFORMATION; SPINE SURGERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD VESSELS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; KYPHOSIS; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION;

EID: 0032006775     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199802010-00008     Document Type: Article

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