Langerhans cell histiocytosis of the spine in children: Long-term follow-up

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 86, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1740-1750

  Garg, Sumeet ^a   Mehta, Samir ^b   Dormans, John P ^c  

^a BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE BIOPSY; BONE DISEASE; CERVICAL SPINE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLLAPSE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTIOCYTOSIS X; HUMAN; INFANT; LONG TERM CARE; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE DISEASE; SPINE FUSION; SPINE MALFORMATION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE STABILIZATION; THORACIC SPINE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 3543001053     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200408000-00019     Document Type: Article

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