Combined anterior and posterior decompression and short segment fixation for unstable burst fractures in the dorso lumbar region

Neurology India

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 272-278

  Ramani, P S ^a   Singhania, B K ^a   Murthy, G ^a  

^a NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Combined approach; Decompression; Denis scale; Dorso lumbar spine; Fracture; Frankel grading; Instability; Stabilization

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; DIAZEPAM; TIZANIDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FLACCID PARALYSIS; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE TREATMENT; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MALE; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARAPLEGIA; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRA FRACTURE; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS; WORK CAPACITY; WORK RESUMPTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036756543     PISSN: 00283886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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