Identifying, preventing, and managing neurological complications in scoliosis surgery

Current Opinion in Orthopaedics

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 144-147

  Milbrandt, Todd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Neurological complications; Scoliosis; Spine arthrodesis

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ARTHRODESIS; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FAMILY COUNSELING; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE SURGERY;

EID: 20344385284     PISSN: 10419918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bco.0000160042.93890.6a     Document Type: Review

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