Henderson, Fraser C. Sr http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9479-2368
Francomano, C. A.
Koby, M.
Tuchman, K.
Adcock, J.
Patel, S.
Article History
Received: 10 October 2018
Revised: 28 November 2018
Accepted: 10 December 2018
First Online: 9 January 2019
Compliance with ethical standards
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: This study was solely funded by the Metropolitan Neurosurgery Group, LLC.
: One of the senior authors (FCH Sr.) was first author of a patent for a craniocervical stabilization device, which is currently being developed by LifeSpine, Inc. (Huntley, IL) and related patents discussing finite element analysis (spinal cord stress injury analysis) of the central nervous system, mathematical prediction of neurobehavioral change, and related devices pertinent to disorders of the craniocervical junction. The same author (FCH Sr) has donated his royalties for the craniocervical device to the Chiari Syringomyelia Foundation (CSF).
: The study was conducted under the auspices of the Greater Baltimore Medical Center (IRB# 10-036-06: GBMC). This study followed all requirements of the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.
: Every patient signed an informed consent form to participate in the study.