Cervical myelopathy in an adult due to atlantoaxial subluxation associated with down syndrome: A case study

Journal of Orthopaedic Science

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 227-231

  Masuda, Kazuhiro ^a   Iwasaki, Motoshige ^a   Seichi, Atsushi ^a   Kitagawa, Tomoaki ^a   Nakajima, Susumu ^a   Kawaguchi, Hiroshi ^a   Ohnishi, Isao ^a   Nakamura, Kozo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adults; Atlantoaxial subluxation; Down syndrome; Myelopathy; Odontoid hypoplasia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATLANTOAXIAL SUBLUXATION; BONE GRAFT; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOWN SYNDROME; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RISK; SPINE FUSION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; TRACTION THERAPY;

EID: 0037266694     PISSN: 09492658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007760300038     Document Type: Article

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