Charcot spinal arthropathy in a paraplegic weight lifter: Case report

Spine

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2006, Pages

  Rose, David M ^a,b   Hilton, Andrew I ^a   Tucker, Stewart K ^a  

^a ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Neuropathic spinal arthropathy; Paraplegia; Spinal instrumentation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE DESTRUCTION; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; KYPHOSIS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; NEUROPATHIC JOINT DISEASE; ORTHOSIS; PARAPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE INSTABILITY; SPINE STABILIZATION; SPINE SURGERY; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; WEIGHT LIFTING;

ADULT; ARTHROPATHY, NEUROGENIC; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; HUMANS; MALE; PARAPLEGIA; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 33646757222     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000217651.73372.66     Document Type: Article

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