Spinal stenosis surgery in pediatric patients with achondroplasia

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 106, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2007, Pages 372-378

  Sciubba, Daniel M ^a   Noggle, Joseph C ^a   Marupudi, Neena I ^a   Bagley, Carlos A ^a   Bookland, Markus J ^a   Carson Sr , Benjamin S ^a   Ain, Michael C ^a   Jallo, George I ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Achondroplasia; Cervicomedullary compression; Decompression surgery; Pediatric neurosurgery; Spinal fusion; Spinal stenosis

Indexed keywords

ACHONDROPLASIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CHILD; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; GENETICS; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; PAIN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRA; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

ACHONDROPLASIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; PAIN; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION; SPINAL STENOSIS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34250818812     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/ped.2007.106.5.372     Document Type: Article

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