Cervical spine issues in Down syndrome

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 253-259

  Pizzutillo, Peter D ^a   Herman, Martin J ^b  

^a ST CHRISTOPHER'S HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DOWN SYNDROME; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JOINT INSTABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SPINE DISEASE; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY;

ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD; DOWN SYNDROME; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY;

EID: 14644393076     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bpo.0000154227.77609.90     Document Type: Article

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