Traumatic Lumbar Nerve Root Avulsion: Evaluation Using Electrodiagnostic Studies and Magnetic Resonance Myelography

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 182-184

  Monga, Puneet ^a,b   Ahmed, Abrar ^a   Gupta, G R ^a   Rao, K S ^a  

^a SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETABULUM FRACTURE; ADULT; AVULSION INJURY; CASE REPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONVALESCENCE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; HIP DISLOCATION; HUMAN; LUMBAR NERVE ROOT AVULSION; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MYELOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE INJURY;

EID: 0842321825     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000037289.95019.60     Document Type: Conference Paper

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