Surgical treatment for injuries of the middle and lower cervical spine

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 54-58

  Toh, Eiren ^a   Nomura, Takeshi ^a   Watanabe, Masahiko ^a   Mochida, Joji ^a  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; CERVICAL SPINE DISLOCATION; CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PARALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINE STABILIZATION; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRAL CANAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 33645411173     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-005-0016-4     Document Type: Review

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