The risk of neurologic damage with fractures of the vertebrae

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1977, Pages 126-133

  Riggins, Richard S ^a   Kraus, Jess F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARAPLEGIA; PARESIS; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE FRACTURE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CALIFORNIA; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DISLOCATIONS; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SPINAL INJURIES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 0017346720     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-197702000-00007     Document Type: Article

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