Tethered spinal cord syndrome - The importance of time for outcomes

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 190-193

  Hajnovic, L ^a   Trnka, J ^a  

^a Faculty of Natural Sciences   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Neural tube defects (NTD); Tethered spinal cord syndrome (TTS); Time slot

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MENINGOMYELOCELE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROGNOSIS; SPINAL CORD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TETHERED CORD SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34547894269     PISSN: 09397248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-965133     Document Type: Article

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