Elective bilateral above the knee amputation in T4-complete spinal cord injury: A case report

Spinal Cord

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 585-587

  Jaffe, M S ^a  

^a Kaiser Permanente ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Amputation; Elective surgical procedure; Spinal cord injuries

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; TIZANIDINE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASHWORTH SCALE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DECUBITUS; FOOT ULCER; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HIP; HUMAN; KNEE AMPUTATION; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; REHABILITATION CARE; REHABILITATION CENTER; SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; THORACIC SPINAL CORD; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

AMPUTATION; HUMANS; KNEE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 49449105800     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2008.58     Document Type: Article

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