Spinal instability: The orthopedic approach

Seminars in Musculoskeletal Radiology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 77-87

  Kim, Choll W ^a,b   Perry, Andrew ^b   Garfin, Steven R ^b  

^a San Diego ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Spinal cord injury; Spine fracture; Spine stability

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; EVALUATION; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HUMAN; INJURY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINE INSTABILITY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 16244411093     PISSN: 10897860     EISSN: 1098898X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-867098     Document Type: Review

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