Upper thoracic spinal fractures in trauma patients - A diagnostic pitfall

Injury

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 219-223

  Van Beek, Edwin J R ^a,b   Been, Henk D ^a   Ponsen, Kees Jan ^a   Maas, Mario ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Fractures; Neurology; Respiratory support; Thoracic spine; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FRACTURE; THORACIC SPINE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THORAX SCINTISCANNING;

EID: 0034105921     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(99)00235-1     Document Type: Article

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