Congenital absence of posterior elements of axis: A report of two cases

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 459-461

  Goel, A ^a   Gupta, S ^a   Laheri, V ^a  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Axis; Craniovertebral anomaly; Spina bifida; Spinal dislocation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGENESIS; ARTICLE; AXIS; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; VERTEBRA DISLOCATION; VERTEBRA MALFORMATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AXIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SPINAL DISEASES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0032860257     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688699943259     Document Type: Article

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