Anterior versus posterior treatment of stable thoracolumbar burst fractures without neurologic deficit: A prospective, randomized study

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 18, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages

  Wood, K B ^a   Bohn, D ^b   Mehbod, A ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior; Burst fracture; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PSEUDARTHROSIS; SEROMA; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE FUSION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOLUMBAR BURST FRACTURE; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; TRANSFUSION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND INFECTION; BACKACHE; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; INSTRUMENTATION; LENGTH OF STAY; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACK PAIN; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; LENGTH OF STAY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 21344444781     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bsd.0000132287.65702.8a     Document Type: Article

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