Extrapleural anterolateral decompression in tuberculosis of the dorsal spine

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 86, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1027-1031

  Jain, A K ^a   Aggarwal, A ^a   Dhammi, I K ^a   Aggarwal, P K ^a   Singh, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BONE GRAFT; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARAPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RIB; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KYPHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARAPLEGIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, SPINAL;

EID: 4544372813     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.86B7.14546     Document Type: Review

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