Cervical spine fractures in the elderly: Factors influencing survival in 65 cases

Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 509-513

  Olerud, Claes ^a   Andersson, Susanna ^a   Svensson, Björn ^a   Bring, Johan ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL; SWEDEN;

EID: 0032757735     PISSN: 00016470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17453679909000990     Document Type: Article

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