Cervical spine subluxation in Marfan syndrome: A case report

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 88, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2479-2482

  Place, Howard M ^a   Enzenauer, Raymond J ^b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE DISLOCATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; SKELETON TRACTION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 33750817908     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.E.00445     Document Type: Article

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