The outcomes of scoliosis surgery in patients with syringomyelia

Spine

Volumn 32, Issue 21, 2007, Pages 2327-2333

  Bradley, Lyndon J ^a   Ratahi, Erin D ^b   Crawford, Haemish A ^a,c   Barnes, Michael J ^a  

^a STARSHIP CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b WHANGAREI HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^c STARSHIP CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Curve progression; Outcome; Scoliosis; Surgery; Syringomyelia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTHRODESIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE FUSION; SPINE MALFORMATION; SYRINGOMYELIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAKEFULNESS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOLIOSIS; SYRINGOMYELIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34848821596     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181557989     Document Type: Review

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