Comparison of initial injury features in cervical spine trauma of C3-C7: Predictive outcome with halo-vest management

Journal of Spinal Disorders

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 146-149

  Romanelli, Daniel A ^a   Dickman, Curtis A ^b   Porter, Randall W ^b   Haynes, Richard J ^a,c  

^a Harrington Arthritis Research Center   (United States)

^b BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical spine trauma; Facet subluxation; Halo failure; Halo vest; Predictors; Vertebral body angulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE; COMPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SUBLUXATION; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MALE; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0029946918     PISSN: 08950385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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