Unstable fractures of the upper thoracic spine

Langenbecks Archiv fur Chirurgie

Volumn 382, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 25-28

  Schweighofer, F ^a   Hofer, H P ^a   Wildburger, R ^a   Stockenhuber, N ^a   Bratschitsch, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

stabilization; unstable fractures; upper thoracic spine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE STABILIZATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACIC SPINE;

EID: 0031059325     PISSN: 00238236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02539304     Document Type: Article

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