Bone morphogenetic protein for salvage fusion in an infant with Down syndrome and craniovertebral instability: Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 106, Issue 6 SUPPL., 2007, Pages 480-483

  Lu, Daniel C ^a   Sun, Peter P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OAKLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Atlantoaxial instability; Bone morphogenetic protein; Craniovertebral junction; Down syndrome; Pediatric neurosurgery; Spinal fusion

Indexed keywords

BMP2 PROTEIN, HUMAN; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ATLANTOOCCIPITAL JOINT; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOWN SYNDROME; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RADIOGRAPHY; REOPERATION; SALVAGE THERAPY; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE FUSION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ATLANTO-OCCIPITAL JOINT; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEINS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DOWN SYNDROME; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; JOINT INSTABILITY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; REOPERATION; SALVAGE THERAPY; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SPINAL FUSION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 34250861586     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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