Surgical treatment of neck hyperextension in myopathies

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 434, Issue , 2005, Pages 151-156

  Giannini, Sandro ^a,b   Ceccarelli, Francesco ^a   Faldini, Cesare ^a   Pagkrati, Stavroula ^a   Merlini, Luciano ^a  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BONE GRAFT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMERY DREIFUSS MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; MYOPATHY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WHIPLASH INJURY;

EID: 18144398954     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.blo.0000150667.44293.e9     Document Type: Article

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