A Dynamic Study of Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 85, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2184-2189

  Wilcox, Ruth K ^a   Boerger, Thomas O ^b   Allen, David J ^b   Barton, David C ^a   Limb, David ^b   Dickson, Robert A ^b   Hall, Richard M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BONE; BURST FRACTURE; CATTLE; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE FRACTURE; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; TRANSDUCER; VERTEBRAL CANAL; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0242407415     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200311000-00020     Document Type: Article

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