Surgical management of spinal involvement in children and adolescents with Gaucher's disease

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 383-388

  Kocher, Mininder S ^a,b   Hall, John E ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthrodesis; Children; Gaucher's disease; Kyphosis, spinal cord; Spine

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAUCHER DISEASE; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINE FUSION;

ADOLESCENT; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CHILD; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; GAUCHER DISEASE; HUMANS; KYPHOSIS; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 0034067496     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004694-200005000-00022     Document Type: Article

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