Traumatic pneumorrhachis

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 875-879

  Goh, Brian K P ^a   Yeo, Allen W Y ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR; EMPHYSEMA; EPIDURAL EMPHYSEMA; EPIDURAL SPACE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PNEUMOCEPHALUS; PNEUMORACHIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; SUBARACHNOID SPACE; VERTEBRAL CANAL;

EMPHYSEMA; EPIDURAL SPACE; HUMANS; MEDIASTINAL EMPHYSEMA; PNEUMOCEPHALUS; PNEUMOTHORAX; SPINAL CANAL; SUBARACHNOID SPACE;

EID: 17844384247     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000158249.77176.9A     Document Type: Review

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