Traumatic atlanto-occipital dislocation in children

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 193-197

  Houle, Paul ^a   McDonnell, Dennis E ^a   Vender, John ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atlanto occipital dislocation; Cervical fusion, occipital; Cervical fusion, posterior

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATLANTOOCCIPITAL JOINT; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE DISLOCATION; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CRANIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FUSION; SPINE STABILIZATION; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ATLANTO-OCCIPITAL JOINT; CHILD; DISLOCATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ORTHOPEDICS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0035009298     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000056019     Document Type: Article

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