A systematic review of the management of hangman's fractures

European Spine Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 257-269

  Li, Xin Feng ^a   Dai, Li Yang ^a   Lu, Hua ^a   Chen, Xiao Dong ^a  

^a XINHUA HOSPITAL AFFILIATED TO SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Hangman's fracture; Management; Systematic review; Traumatic spondylolisthesis of C2

Indexed keywords

ATLANTOAXIAL FRACTURE DISLOCATION; BONE SCREW; CERVICAL SPINE DISLOCATION; CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE IMMOBILIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; JOINT INSTABILITY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINE STABILIZATION; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRACTION THERAPY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

AXIS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS;

EID: 33644640687     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-005-0918-2     Document Type: Review

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