Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 18, Issue 3 , Pages 180-184 , September 2006

Syringomyelia: A Review

  • Mudit Sharma, MD
    • ,
  • Nicholas Coppa, MD
    • ,
  • Faheem A. Sandhu, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Faheem A. Sandhu, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Georgetown University Hospital, 7 PHC, 3800 Reservoir Road, Washington, DC 20007.

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doi: 10.1053/j.semss.2006.06.008

Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 18, Issue 3 , Pages 180-184 , September 2006

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