Prevalence and clinical significance of superficial abdominal reflex abnormalities in idiopathic scoliosis

European Spine Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 849-853

  Saifuddin, Asif ^a   Tucker, Stuart ^a   Taylor, Benjamin A ^a   Noordeen, M Hilali ^a   Lehovsky, Jan ^a  

^a ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abdominal reflexes; Chiari malformation; MRI; Scoliosis; Syrinx

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL REFLEX; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHIARI FROMMEL SYNDROME; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORAMEN MAGNUM; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGICAL REFLEX; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACRUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFLEX, ABDOMINAL; REFLEX, ABNORMAL; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 29044437569     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-004-0850-x     Document Type: Article

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