Pathologic extremity fracture care in spinal cord injury

Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 70-78

  Rogers, Tiffany ^a   Shakes, Leslie K ^a   Woodworth, Paul H ^b  

^a RANCHO LOS AMIGOS NATIONAL REHABILITATION CENTER   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Extremity; Fracture; Paraplegia; Pathologic; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

BONE SCREW; ENDOPROSTHESIS; FEMUR INTERTROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; FRACTURE DISLOCATION; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE TREATMENT; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LIMB FRACTURE; PATHOLOGIC FRACTURE; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPLINT; TIBIA SHAFT FRACTURE;

EID: 24144475470     PISSN: 10820744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1310/NNXN-FT78-EAC6-A6EJ     Document Type: Review

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