Neurologic injury and recovery in patients with burst fracture of the thoracolumbar spine

Spine

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 290-294

  Kim, Nam Hyun ^a   Lee, Hwan Mo ^b   Chun, In Mo ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Burst fracture; Neurologic recovery; Spinal cord injury; Thoracojumbar spine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SPINE FRACTURE; SURGICAL APPROACH; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; VERTEBRAL CANAL;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CANAL; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL FRACTURES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033082920     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199902010-00020     Document Type: Article

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