Vertebral column subtraction osteotomy for recurrent tethered cord syndrome in adults: A cadaveric study

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 478-484

  Grande, Andrew W ^b   Colby Maher, P ^b   Morgan, Chad J ^b   Choutka, Ondrej ^b   Ling, Benjamin C ^b   Raderstorf, Timothy C ^b   Berger, Edward J ^b   Kuntz IV, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Detethering surgery; Tethered cord syndrome; Vertebral column shortening; Vertebral column subtraction osteotomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; HUMAN; NERVE ROOT; OSTEOTOMY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SCAR FORMATION; SPINAL CORD; TETHERED CORD SYNDROME; ADULT; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SPINAL ROOT; VERTEBRA;

ADULT; CADAVER; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; OSTEOTOMY; RECURRENCE; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 33745934917     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/spi.2006.4.6.478     Document Type: Article

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