Factors associated with early onset post-traumatic syringomyelia

Spinal Cord

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 695-698

  Ko, H Y ^a,b   Kim, W ^a   Kim, S Y ^a,b   Shin, M J ^a   Cha, Y S ^a   Chang, J H ^a   Shin, Y B ^a  

^a Pusan National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

canal encroachment; neurological level of injury; post traumatic syringomyelia; spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EARLY ONSET POST TRAUMATIC SYRINGOMYELIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTTRAUMATIC COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL RESERVE CAPACITY; SYRINGOMYELIA; VERTEBRAL CANAL;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SYRINGOMYELIA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84866516241     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2012.35     Document Type: Article

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