Treatment of fracture and complication of cervical spine with ankylosing spondylitis

Spinal Cord

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 377-379

  Exner, G ^a   Botel U ^b   Kluger, P ^c   Richter, M ^c   Eggers, C ^d   Ruidisch, M ^e  

^a Berufsgenossenschaftliche Unfallkrankenhaus Hamburg   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^d DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Germany)

^e Berufsgenossenschaftliches U   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ankylotic spondylitis fracture dislocation; Fracture of cervical spine; Management of complication; Tetraplegia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; BREATHING MECHANICS; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE; COMPLICATION; FRACTURE TREATMENT; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA;

EID: 0031833593     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3100673     Document Type: Article

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