Epidural hematoma causing dense paralysis after anterior cervical corpectomy: A report of two cases

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 198-201

  Lee, Joon Y ^a   Schwartz, Daniel M ^b   Anderson, D Greg ^a   Hilibrand, Alan S ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Surgical Monitoring Associates Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARM MUSCLE; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CERVICAL SPINE; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; PARALYSIS; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINE SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 30344450839     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200601000-00024     Document Type: Article

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