Current use and timing of spinal surgery for management of acute spinal cord injury in North America: Results of a retrospective multicenter study

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 91, Issue 1 SUPPL., 1999, Pages 12-18

  Tator, Charles H ^a   Fehlings, Michael G ^b   Thorpe, Kevin ^b   Taylor, Wayne ^b  

^a TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acute spinal cord injury; Multicenter clinical study; Timing of surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; MYELOGRAPHY; NORTH AMERICA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TRACTION THERAPY;

EID: 0032749057     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/spi.1999.91.1.0012     Document Type: Article

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