Preoperative radiological and electrophysiological evaluation in 100 adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients

European Spine Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 501-506

  Hausmann, Oliver N ^a   Böni, Thomas ^a   Pfirrmann, Christian W A ^a   Curt, Armin ^a   Min, Kan ^a  

^a BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Idiopathic scoliosis; MRI; Syringomyelia; Tibial SSEP

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CHIARI FROMMEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD FUNCTION; SYRINGOMYELIA; TIBIAL NERVE;

ADOLESCENT; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SYRINGOMYELIA; TIBIAL NERVE;

EID: 0242572127     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-003-0568-1     Document Type: Article

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