Acute paraplegia after chiropraxis

European Spine Journal

Volumn 20, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2011, Pages

  Lopez Gonzalez, Antonio ^a   Peris Celda, Maria ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acute paraplegia; Chiropraxis; Herniated disc; Spinal cord ischemia

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHIROPRACTIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; VERTEBRA;

ACUTE DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MANIPULATION, CHIROPRACTIC; MIDDLE AGED; PARAPLEGIA; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 80051943587     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-010-1443-5     Document Type: Article

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