Pathophysiology of adult tethered cord syndrome: Review of the literature

Neurosurgical Focus

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-5

  Stetler Jr , William R ^a   Park, Paul ^a   Sullivan, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult tethered cord syndrome; Ischemia; Pathophysiology; Spine surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; BLOOD FLOW; CHILD; HUMAN; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; HUMANS; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77956150634     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10920684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2010.3.FOCUS1080     Document Type: Article

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