Course of nonsurgical management of burst fractures with intact posterior ligamentous complex: An MRI study

Spine

Volumn 29, Issue 21, 2004, Pages 2425-2431

  Alanay, Ahmet ^a   Yazici, Muharrem ^a   Acaroglu, Emre ^a   Turhan, Egemen ^a   Cila, Aysenur ^a   Surat, Adil ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Burst; Degeneration; Disc; Fractures; Nonsurgical treatment; Vertebrae

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BURST FRACTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEUS PULPOSUS; POSTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRA COMPRESSION; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASTS, SURGICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 14844348298     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000143169.80182.ac     Document Type: Article

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