Cervical cord injury in an elderly man with a fused spine - A case report

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 477-481

  Razmi, Bin Rahmat ^a   Khong, K S ^a  

^a ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Enthesopathy; Forestier's disease; OPLL; Spinal cord compression

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANKYLOSING HYPEROSTOSIS; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL CORD SYNDROME; CERVICAL SPINE; HUMAN; LIGAMENT CALCINOSIS; MALE; REVIEW;

AGED; CENTRAL CORD SYNDROME; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HUMANS; HYPEROSTOSIS, DIFFUSE IDIOPATHIC SKELETAL; MALE; OSSIFICATION OF POSTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT;

EID: 0042409645     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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