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European Spine Journal
Published in: European Spine Journal 9/2009

01-09-2009 | Letter to the Editor

Letter to the editor concerning “Cauda Equina Syndrome treated by surgical decompression: the influence of timing on surgical outcome” by A. Qureshi, P. Sell (2007) Eur Spine J 16:2143–2151

Author: N. V. Todd

Published in: European Spine Journal | Issue 9/2009

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Excerpt

Patient outcomes following surgery after the onset of symptomatic cauda equina compression has important implications for the timing of decompressive surgery and the prospect of patients achieving bladder and bowel continence and retention of other neurological function in the long term. …
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Title
Letter to the editor concerning “Cauda Equina Syndrome treated by surgical decompression: the influence of timing on surgical outcome” by A. Qureshi, P. Sell (2007) Eur Spine J 16:2143–2151
Author
N. V. Todd
Publication date
01-09-2009
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
European Spine Journal / Issue 9/2009
Print ISSN: 0940-6719
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0932
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-009-1039-0

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