Ankylosing spondylitis and spinal cord injury: Origin, incidence, management, and avoidance

Neurosurgical Focus

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Jacobs, W Bradley ^a   Fehlings, Michael G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ankylosing spondylitis; Epidural hematoma; Spinal cord injury; Vertebral fracture

Indexed keywords

ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE FRACTURE;

HUMANS; INCIDENCE; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING;

EID: 41949108654     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10920684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/FOC/2008/24/1/E12     Document Type: Article

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