Surgical management of post-traumatic syringomyelia

Spine

Volumn 35, Issue 21 SUPPL., 2010, Pages

  Bonfield, Christopher M ^a   Levi, Allan D ^b   Arnold, Paul M ^c   Okonkwo, David O ^a  

^a PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

post traumatic syringomyelia; spinal cord injury; syringomyelia; syrinx; traumatic syringomyelia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; POST TRAUMATIC SYRINGOMYELIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINE SURGERY; SYRINGOMYELIA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TETHERED CORD SYNDROME;

DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PAIN; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RISK FACTORS; SENSATION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SYRINGOMYELIA; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77957993835     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181f32e9c     Document Type: Article

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