Internal fixation without fusion of a flexion-distraction injury in the lower cervical spine of a three-year-old

Spine Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 50-54

  Hooley, Eric ^a   Chaput, Christopher D ^a   Rahm, Mark ^a,b  

^a SCOTT AND WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b TEXAS A M COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Internal fixation; Pediatric trauma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CHILDHOOD INJURY; FLEXION DISTRACTION INJURY; HUMAN; JOINT LIMITATION; MALE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FUSION; SPINE INSTABILITY; SPINE MOBILITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WIRE FIXATION;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISLOCATIONS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPINAL FUSION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 30544448359     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2005.08.008     Document Type: Article

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