Fractures after myelopathy: The risk quantified

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 66-69

  Frisbie, James H ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Demineralization; Fractures; Long bone; Paralysis; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEG INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK; SPINAL CORD INJURY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LEG INJURIES; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 0030624138     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10790268.1997.11719458     Document Type: Article

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