Spinal cord intramedullary pressure in cervical kyphotic deformity: A cadaveric study

Spine

Volumn 36, Issue 20, 2011, Pages 1619-1626

  Chavanne, Albert ^a   Pettigrew, David B ^b   Holtz, Jeffrey R ^a   Dollin, Neal ^a   Kuntz, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

cervical; deformity; interstitial pressure; intramedullary pressure; kyphosis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CERVICAL SPINE; DURA MATER; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FROZEN SECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; KYPHOSIS; LORDOSIS; MALE; ODONTOID PROCESS; OSTEOTOMY; PARENCHYMA; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD INTRAMEDULLARY PRESSURE; TISSUE PRESSURE;

AGED; CADAVER; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KYPHOSIS; MALE; PRESSURE; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPONDYLOSIS; TRANSDUCERS, PRESSURE;

EID: 80052664927     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181fc17b0     Document Type: Article

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