Superior odontoid migration in the Klippel-Feil patient

European Spine Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1489-1497

  Samartzis, Dino ^a,b   Kalluri, Prakasam ^c   Herman, Jean ^d   Lubicky, John P ^e   Shen, Francis H ^d,f  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c Colonial Orthopedics ^*  (United States)

^d SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^e INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical; Congenital; Developmental; Epidemiology; Fusion; Klippel Feil; Migration; Odontoid; Pediatric; Radiographic; Risk factors; Scoliosis; Spine; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KLIPPEL FEIL SYNDROME; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; ODONTOID PROCESS; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SPINE FUSION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; THORACIC SPINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FORAMEN MAGNUM; HUMANS; KLIPPEL-FEIL SYNDROME; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; ODONTOID PROCESS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34548592236     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-006-0280-z     Document Type: Article

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