Fracture of the thoracic spine with paralysis and esophageal perforation

European Spine Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 211-213

  Brouwers, M A M ^a   Veldhuis, E F M ^a   Zimmerman, K W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anterior spinal fusion; Brown Sequard; Esophageal perforation

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMPYEMA; ESOPHAGOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS FISTULA; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; FRACTURE DISLOCATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FRACTURE; THORACIC SPINE; THORACOTOMY; TRACTION THERAPY; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; BROWN-SEQUARD SYNDROME; DISLOCATIONS; ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; SPINAL FRACTURES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030871937     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01301440     Document Type: Article

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