Rates of perioperative complications associated with laminectomies in patients with achondroplasia

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 295-298

  Ain, Michael C ^a   Chang, Tai Li ^a   Schkrohowsky, Joshua G ^a   Carlisle, Emily Streyer ^a   Hodor, Michael ^a   Rigamonti, Daniele ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHONDROPLASIA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DURA MATER; DURA MATER TEAR; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; LACERATION; LAMINECTOMY; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; ADOLESCENT; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

ACHONDROPLASIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL STENOSIS;

EID: 38949209564     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.F.01361     Document Type: Article

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