Cerebrospinal fluid leaks following cervical spine surgery

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1101-1105

  Hannallah, David ^a   Lee, Joon ^a   Khan, Mustafa ^a   Donaldson, William F ^a   Kang, James D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FISTULA; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CERVICAL SPINE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OSSIFICATION; POSTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE SURGERY;

EID: 43049120606     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.F.01114     Document Type: Article

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