Late outcome of nonoperative management of thoracolumbar vertebral wedge fractures

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 190-192

  Folman, Yoram ^a   Gepstein, Reuven ^b  

^a HILLEL YAFFE MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Nonoperative treatment; Outcome; Vertebral fracture

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BED REST; BRACE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; LAW SUIT; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL ASPECT; SPINE INJURY; SPINE MALFORMATION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE SURGERY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRA FRACTURE; WORK CAPACITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BED REST; BRACES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINAL FRACTURES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037350565     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200303000-00006     Document Type: Article

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