Outcome after surgical treatment of progressive posttraumatic cystic myelopathy

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 92, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2000, Pages 149-154

  Lee, Thomas T ^a,b   Alameda, Gustavo J ^a   Gromelski, Erika B ^a   Green, Barth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Duraplasty; Progressive posttraumatic cystic myelopathy; Shunt; Syringomyelia; Untethering

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PEROPERATIVE ECHOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD CYST; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SYRINGOMYELIA; TETHERED CORD SYNDROME; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034035085     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/spi.2000.92.2.0149     Document Type: Article

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