Surgical treatment of achondroplasia with thoracolumbar kyphosis and spinal stenosis - A case report

Acta Orthopaedica

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 541-544

  Liao, Jen Chung ^a   Chen, Wen Jer ^a   Lai, Po Liang ^a   Chen, Lih Huei ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACHONDROPLASIA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SPINE FUSION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SURGICAL APPROACH; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

ACHONDROPLASIA; ADOLESCENT; HUMANS; KYPHOSIS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL STENOSIS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 33745540840     PISSN: 17453674     EISSN: 17453682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17453670610012566     Document Type: Article

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