Incidental durotomy in spine surgery

Spine

Volumn 25, Issue 20, 2000, Pages 2663-2667

  Cammisa Jr , Frank P ^a   Girardi, Federico P ^a   Sangani, Poorab K ^a   Parvataneni, Hari K ^a   Cadag, Stefan ^a   Sandhu, Harvinder S ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Complication; Dural tear; Incidence; Incidental durotomy; Spine surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONFERENCE PAPER; DURA MATER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DURA MATER; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034667314     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200010150-00019     Document Type: Conference Paper

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