Traumatic thoracolumbar facet instability: Characteristic imaging findings

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 360-365

  Lund, P J ^a   Ruth, J T ^a   Dzioba, R ^a   Carmody, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Instability; Magnetic resonance imaging; Radiographs; Thoracolumbar spine; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE INJURY; SPINE INSTABILITY; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; SPINAL INJURIES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 0031011786     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002560050248     Document Type: Article

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