Treatment of thoracolumbar burst fractures without neurologic deficit by indirect reduction and posterior instrumentation: Bisegmental stabilization with monosegmental fusion

European Spine Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 284-289

  Müller, Urs ^a   Berlemann, Ulrich ^b   Sledge, John ^b   Schwarzenbach, Othmar ^b  

^a Kantonsspital Liestal   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Burst fracture; Lumbar spine; Monosegmental fusion; Transpedicular instrumentation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; KYPHOSIS; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE FUSION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE STABILIZATION; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BONE SCREWS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KYPHOSIS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; SPINAL FRACTURES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 0032813807     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005860050175     Document Type: Article

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