Factors predicting postoperative complications following spinal fusions in children with cerebral palsy

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 197-205

  Lipton, Glenn E ^a   Miller, Freeman ^b   Dabney, Kirk W ^b   Altiok, Haluk ^b   Bachrach, Steven J ^b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Complications; Scoliosis; Spinal surgery; Unit rod instrumentation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; FEEDING; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTUBATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FUSION; SPINE MALFORMATION; SPINE SURGERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 0033508659     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: 15392465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00024720-199906000-00005     Document Type: Article

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