Cervical cord compression due to a hypoplastic atlas: Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 94, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2001, Pages 133-136

  May, D ^a   Jenny, B ^a   Faundez, A ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Atlas; Cervical myelopathy; Cervical spine; Congenital anomaly; Hypoplasia; Spinal canal stenosis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATLAS; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

AGED; ATLAS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION;

EID: 0034867542     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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