Diastematmyelia presenting as progressive weakness in an adult after spinal fusion for adolecent idiopathic scoliosis

Spine Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 116-119

  Lewandrowski, Kai Uwe ^a   Rachlin, Jacob R ^a   Glazer, Paul A ^a,b  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Shapiro Clinical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Diastematomyelia; Lumbar decompression; Spinal stenosis; Split cord malformation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIASTEMATOMYELIA; FASCIA; FEMALE; HARRINGTON INSTRUMENTATION; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; LAMINECTOMY; LATISSIMUS DORSI FLAP; LIQUORRHEA; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PSEUDOTUMOR; REOPERATION; SPINE FUSION; SPINE SURGERY; SYMPTOM; TETHERED CORD SYNDROME; TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; METHODOLOGY; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIOGRAPHY; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAMINECTOMY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0346505243     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2003.08.028     Document Type: Article

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