Posterior vertebral column subtraction osteotomy: A novel surgical approach for the treatment of multiple recurrences of tethered cord syndrome - Technical note

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 278-286

  Hsieh, Patrick C ^a,b,d   Ondra, Stephen L ^a   Grande, Andrew W ^c   O'Shaughnessy, Brian A ^a   Bierbrauer, Karin ^c   Crone, Kerry R ^c   Halpin, Ryan J ^a   Suk, Ian ^b   Koski, Tyler R ^a   Gokaslan, Ziya L ^b   Kuntz IV, Charles ^c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Spinal deformity; Spinal shortening; Subtraction osteotomy; Tethered cord syndrome; Vertebral column resection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; LIQUORRHEA; MALE; NERVE INJURY; OSTEOTOMY; POSTERIOR VERTEBRAL COLUMN SUBTRACTION OSTEOTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TETHERED CORD SYNDROME; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; OSTEOTOMY; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; SPINAL FUSION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66349124403     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2008.10.SPINE08123     Document Type: Article

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