Unusual presentation of spinal cord compression related to misplaced pedicle screws in thoracic scoliosis

European Spine Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 156-159

  Papin, P ^a   Arlet, V ^a,b   Marchesi, D ^a   Rosenblatt, B ^a   Aebi, M ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Scoliosis; Surgical complication; Thoracic pedicle screw

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINE MALFORMATION; SPINE SURGERY; THORACIC SPINE; TREATMENT FAILURE; VERTEBRA BODY;

EID: 0032912834     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005860050147     Document Type: Article

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