Comparison of posterior fossa decompression with and without duraplasty for the surgical treatment of Chiari malformation Type I in pediatric patients: A meta-analysis

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 42-49

  Durham, Susan R ^a,b,c   Fjeld Olenec, Kristina ^b  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chiari malformation type I; Duraplasty; Extradural approach; Meta analysis; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL TRIAL; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; META ANALYSIS; NEURALGIA; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; POSTERIOR FOSSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; REOPERATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYRINGOMYELIA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIAL FOSSA, POSTERIOR; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DURA MATER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYRINGOMYELIA;

EID: 46849101490     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/PED/2008/2/7/042     Document Type: Article

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