Omental transposition in chronic spinal cord injury

Spinal Cord

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 193-203

  Clifton, G L ^a,d   Donovan, W H ^a,c   Dimitrijevic, M M ^b   Allen, S J ^a   Ku, A ^a   Potts III, J R ^a   Moody, F G ^a   Boake, C ^a,c   Sherwood, A M ^b   Edwards, J V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Inst for Rehab and Research

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

MRI; neurological examinations; neurological standards; neurophysiology; omental transposition; spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; OMENTUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

EID: 8944237007     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.1996.38     Document Type: Article

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