A 6-year experience of 100 cases of pediatric bony craniovertebral junction abnormalities: Treatment and outcomes

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 45-50

  Yerramneni, Vamsi Krishna ^a   Chandra, P Sarat ^a   Kale, Shashank S ^a   Lythalling, Rajender K ^a   Mahapatra, Ashok Kumar ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Craniovertebral junction; Developmental craniovertebral junction abnormalities; Traumatic injury; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

STAINLESS STEEL; TITANIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CHEST INFECTION; CHILD; DEATH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; LIQUORRHEA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SCHOOL CHILD; SEPTICEMIA; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINE FUSION; SURGICAL RISK; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRA MALFORMATION; X RAY;

ADOLESCENT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; SKULL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052984046     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: 14230305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000329623     Document Type: Article

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