The prognosis and the treatment of patients with a C3/4 spinal cord injury

Spinal Cord

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 486-487

  Sannohe, A ^a   Harata, S ^a   Ueyama, K ^a   Ito, J ^a   Sato, T ^a   Tian, W ^a   Ichikawa, S ^b  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b National Hospital Organization   (Japan)

Author keywords

C3 4 spinal cord injury; Spinal canal stenosis; Tracheotomy; Unstable spinal fracture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; TRACHEOTOMY; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

EID: 0029810717     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.1996.83     Document Type: Article

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