Conservative and operative treatment in cervical burst fractures

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 120, Issue 7-8, 2000, Pages 448-451

  Koivikko, M P ^a   Myllynen, P ^a   Karjalainen, M ^b   Vornanen, M ^a   Santavirta, S ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b PEIJAS HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DECOMPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETON TRACTION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPINAL FUSION; TRACTION;

EID: 0033948464     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004029900129     Document Type: Article

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