Variation in surgical opinion regarding management of selected cervical spine injuries

Spine

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 975-983

  Glaser, John A ^a   Jaworski, Beth A ^b   Cuddy, Brian G ^a   Albert, Todd J ^c   Hollowell, James P ^d   McLain, Robert F ^f   Bozzette, Samuel A ^b,e  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^e RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^f 708 CSB ^*

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Fracture; Spinal cord trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; ODONTOID PROCESS FRACTURE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; ORTHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SURGEON; TRACTION THERAPY; VERTEBRA DISLOCATION; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGERY; ORTHOPEDICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PILOT PROJECTS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SPINAL FRACTURES;

EID: 0032076449     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199805010-00002     Document Type: Article

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