Cervical spine instability following cervical laminectomies for Chiari II malformation: A retrospective cohort study

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 71-76

  Lam, Fred C ^a   Irwin, Beverly J ^c,d   Poskitt, Kenneth J ^b   Steinbok, Paul ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S AND WOMEN S HEALTH CENTRE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cervical kyphosis; Cervical laminectomy; Cervical spine instability; Chiari II malformation

Indexed keywords

ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; KYPHOSIS; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE INSTABILITY;

ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; JOINT INSTABILITY; LAMINECTOMY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD DISEASES;

EID: 57449112814     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-008-0694-5     Document Type: Article

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