Contusio spinalis after trauma of the cervical spine - The importance of the sagittal diameter of the cervical spinal canal;Contusio spinalis nach einem trauma der halswirbelsaule - Relevanz des sagittalen wirbelkanaldurchmessers

Zeitschrift fur Orthopadie und Ihre Grenzgebiete

Volumn 137, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 340-344

  Wick, M ^a,b   Muller E J ^a   Hahn, M P ^a   Muhr, G ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b ST JOSEF HOSPITAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Contusio spinalis; Distorsion of the cervical spine; Pavlov ratio; Sagittal diameter of the spinal canal

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; ARTICLE; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTUSION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARAMETER; VERTEBRAL CANAL; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

EID: 0032835404     PISSN: 00443220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1039722     Document Type: Article

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