The effect of early spine fixation on non-neurologic outcome

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 15-21

  Kerwin, Andrew J ^a   Frykberg, Eric R ^a   Schinco, Miren A ^a   Griffen, Margaret M ^a   Murphy, Terri ^a   Tepas, Joseph J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Spinal cord injury; Spinal fractures; Surgery; Timing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RESUSCITATION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE STABILIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA; REGISTRIES; SPINAL FRACTURES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 13544274328     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000154182.35386.7E     Document Type: Article

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