Increased kyphosis by a combination of fractures of the sternum and thoracic spine

European Spine Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 69-71

  Klaase, J M ^a   Zimmerman, K W ^a   Veldhuis, E F M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Kyphosis; Sternal fracture; Thoracic spine

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB FRACTURE; SPINE INJURY; STERNUM; THORACIC SPINE; THORAX INJURY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURES, CLOSED; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; KYPHOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RIB FRACTURES; SPINAL FRACTURES; STERNUM; THORACIC INJURIES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0031929532     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005860050031     Document Type: Article

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