Current treatment of gunshot wounds to the spine

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 408, Issue , 2003, Pages 115-119

  Kitchel, Scott H ^a  

^a Orthopedic Spine Associates   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DEBRIDEMENT; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; EVALUATION; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE STABILIZATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0037338510     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003086-200303000-00013     Document Type: Conference Paper

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