Early halo immobilization of displaced traumatic spondylolisthesis of the axis

Spine

Volumn 27, Issue 20, 2002, Pages 2229-2233

  Vaccaro, Alexander R ^a,b,c   Madigan, Luke ^a   Bauerle, Wayne B ^c   Blescia, Adam ^a   Cotler, Jerome M ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ROTHMAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Jefferson Medical College ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Axis; Halo immobilization; Hangman's fracture; Traumatic spondylolisthesis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; ODONTOID PROCESS FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; TRACTION THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AXIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK INJURIES; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPINAL INJURIES; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037109012     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200210150-00009     Document Type: Article

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