Functional and Radiographic Outcome of Thoracolumbar and Lumbar Burst Fractures Managed by Closed Orthopaedic Reduction and Casting

Spine

Volumn 28, Issue 21, 2003, Pages 2459-2465

  Tropiano, Patrick ^a   Huang, Russel C ^b   Louis, Christian A ^a   Poitout, Dominique G ^a   Louis, Rene P ^c  

^a HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^c NONE   (France)

Author keywords

Burst; Fracture; Lumbar; Nonoperative; Reduction; Thoracolumbar

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRACE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE REDUCTION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE INJURY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARAMETER; PLASTER CAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECUMBENCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CASTS, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PAIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FRACTURES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TRACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0242662354     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.BRS.0000090834.36061.DD     Document Type: Review

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