Endoscopic osteosynthesis after thoracic spine trauma: A report of two cases

Injury

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 333-336

  Hertlein, Hans ^a   Hartl, Wolfgang H ^a   Piltz, Stefan ^a   Schürmann, Matthias ^a   Andress, Hans Joachin ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bone grafting; Osteosynthesis; Thoracic spine fracture; Thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CASE REPORT; DRILL; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY; SPINE INJURY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0034212362     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(99)00305-8     Document Type: Article

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