Lower lumbar hyperextension fracture without paraplegia

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 295-298

  Smith, Ian J ^a   Love, Timothy W ^a  

^a Regional Cancer Treatment Service   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Spinal injury; Spondylolisthesis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; JOINT DISLOCATION; LOWER LUMBAR HYPEREXTENSION FRACTURE; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; PARAPLEGIA; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; SPINE FRACTURE; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; ANAMNESIS; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE DISLOCATION; FRACTURE FIXATION; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LAMINECTOMY; PEDICLE SCREW; SPINE STABILIZATION; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0038207726     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00024720-200306000-00012     Document Type: Article

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