Surgical management of thoracic spinal cord herniation: Technical consideration

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 67-72

  Chaichana, Kaisorn L ^a   Sciubba, Daniel M ^a,b   Li, Khan W ^a   Gokaslan, Ziya L ^a  

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

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Dural graft; Spinal cord herniation; Surgical technique

Indexed keywords

POLITEF;

ADULT; ARACHNOID CYST; ARTICLE; BROWN SEQUARD SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HERNIA; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; LEFT SIDED PEDICULECTOMY; MODIFIED COSTOTRANSVERSECTOMY; NERVE GRAFT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PARAPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPINAL CORD HERNIATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRACTION THERAPY;

DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HERNIA; HUMANS; LAMINECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 68049120638     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BSD.0b013e318165fe2a     Document Type: Article

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