Lessons learned from cervical pseudoarthrosis in ankylosing spondylitis

European Spine Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 689-693

  Mountney, J ^a,b   Murphy, A J ^a   Fowler, J L ^a  

^a ROYAL HAMPSHIRE COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ankylosing spondylitis; Cervical fracture; Pseudoarthrosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; ORTHOSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDARTHROSIS; SPINE SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PSEUDARTHROSIS; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPINAL FUSION; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING; TRACTION;

EID: 26244433916     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-004-0742-0     Document Type: Article

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