Diagnostic accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging for detecting posterior ligamentous complex injury associated with thoracic and lumbar fractures

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 99, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2003, Pages 20-26

  Haba, Hitoshi ^a   Taneiciu, Hiroshi ^a   Kotani, Yoshihisa ^a   Terae, Satoshi ^a   Abe, Satoru ^a   Yoshikawa, Hiroyuki ^a   Abumi, Kuniyoshi ^a   Minami, Akio ^a   Kaneda, Kiyoshi ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diagnostic accuracy; Lumbar spine; Magnetic resonance imaging; Posterior ligamentous complex; Spinal injury; Spinal instability; Thoracic spine

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FRACTURE DISLOCATION; HUMAN; LIGAMENT INJURY; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVER VARIATION; POSTERIOR LIGAMENTOUS COMPLEX INJURY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE INJURY; THORACIC SPINE;

EID: 0037868987     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/spi.2003.99.1.0020     Document Type: Article

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