Immobilisation of spinal fractures in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: Two case reports

Injury

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 372-373

  Moreau, A P M ^a   Willcox, N ^a   Brown, M F ^a  

^a Royal Infirmary   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DERMATOME; FRACTURE DISLOCATION; FRACTURE IMMOBILIZATION; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; POSTERIOR SPINE FUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; AGED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING;

EID: 0037403795     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(01)00190-5     Document Type: Article

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