Incidence of spinal deformity after resection of intramedullary spinal cord tumors in children who underwent laminectomy compared with laminoplasty

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 57-62

  McGirt, Matthew J ^a,c   Chaichana, Kaisorn L ^a   Atiba, April ^a   Bydon, Ali ^a   Witham, Timothy F ^a   Yao, Kevin C ^b   Jallo, George I ^a  

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

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Intramedullary spinal cord tumor; Laminectomy; Laminoplasty; Osteoplastic laminotomy; Pediatric neurosurgery; Spinal deformity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVERTEBRAL ARTICULATION; INTERVIEW; LAMINECTOMY; LAMINOPLASTY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; SPINE FUSION; SPINE MALFORMATION; SYMPTOM; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

CHILD; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 40849092958     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/PED-08/01/057     Document Type: Article

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