An unusual presentation of achondroplasia. Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 103 PEDIATRICS, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2005, Pages 170-171

  Tubbs, R Shane ^a   Oakes, W Jerry ^b  

^a Pediatric Neurosurgery   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Achondroplasia; Pediatric neurosurgery; Priapism; Spinal cord; Spinal stenosis

Indexed keywords

ACHONDROPLASIA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FUSION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACIC SPINE; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; PRIAPISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRA;

ACHONDROPLASIA; ADOLESCENT; HUMANS; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PRIAPISM; SPINAL STENOSIS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33644667988     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2005.103.1.0170     Document Type: Article

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