C2/3 instability in a child with Down's syndrome: Case report and discussion

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 143-146

  Citow, Jonathan Stuart ^a   Munshi, Ilyas ^a   Chang Stroman, T ^a   Sullivan, Christopher ^a   Frim, David M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical 2 3 level; Cervical instability, management; Down's syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT LAXITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE SCINTISCANNING;

EID: 7344222068     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000028638     Document Type: Article

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