Spinal cord injuries at birth: A multicenter review of nine cases

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 435-440

  Vialle, Raphaël ^a   Piétin Vialle, Claire ^b   Ilharreborde, Brice ^c   Dauger, Stéphane ^c   Vinchon, Matthieu ^d   Glorion, Christophe ^e  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b Cochin Port Royal Hospital ^*  (France)

^c HÔPITAL ROBERT DEBRÉ   (France)

^d LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^e HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

Author keywords

Breech presentation; Fetal head entrapment; Flaccid tetraplegia; Spinal cord injuries

Indexed keywords

BIRTH; BREECH PRESENTATION; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEATH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

BREECH PRESENTATION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABOR PRESENTATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PREGNANCY; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 34547661978     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14767050701288325     Document Type: Review

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