Management of type II dens fractures: A case-control study

Spine

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1234-1237

  Lennarson, Peter J ^b   Mostafavi, Homan ^b   Traynelis, Vincent C ^a   Walters, Beverly C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Axis; Cervical spine fracture; Dens; Halo apparatus; Odontoid process

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTURE IMMOBILIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODONTOID PROCESS; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034657216     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200005150-00006     Document Type: Article

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