Central Cord Syndrome in a Football Player with Congenital Spinal Stenosis: A Case Report

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 516-521

  Finnoff, Jonathan T ^a,b   Mildenberger, Dale ^b   Cassidy, Christina D ^a  

^a Alpine Orthopedic Specialists   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Central cord syndrome; Football; Spinal stenosis; Transient quadriplegia

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL CORD SYNDROME; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; MALE; NECK INJURY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPORT INJURY; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; MALE; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL INJURIES; SPINAL STENOSIS; SYNDROME;

EID: 1242293725     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546503258865     Document Type: Article

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