Acidic fibroblast growth factor for repair of human spinal cord injury: A clinical trial - Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 216-227

  Wu, Jau Ching ^a   Huang, Wen Cheng ^a   Chen, Yu Chun ^a,b   Tu, Tsung Hsi ^a   Tsai, Yun An ^a   Huang, Shih Fong ^a   Huang, Hsueh Chen ^a   Cheng, Henrich ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acidic fibroblast growth factor; Clinical trial; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; FIBRIN GLUE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FALLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; LOCOMOTION; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROLYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REHABILITATION CARE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSORY EVALUATION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE STABILIZATION; SPORT INJURY; THERAPY DELAY; THORACOLUMBAR SPINAL CORD INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; URODYNAMICS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DURA MATER; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FIBRIN TISSUE ADHESIVE; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 1; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SENSATION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SPINAL PUNCTURE; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TISSUE ADHESIVES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052595664     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2011.4.SPINE10404     Document Type: Article

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