Radiographic measurement parameters in thoracolumbar fractures: A systematic review and consensus statement of the spine trauma study group

Spine

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2006, Pages

  Keynan, Ory ^a   Fisher, Charles G ^b,i   Vaccaro, Alexander ^c   Fehlings, Michael G ^d   Oner, F C ^e   Dietz, John ^f   Kwon, Brian ^b   Rampersaud, Raj ^d   Bono, Christopher ^g   France, John ^h   Dvorak, Marcel ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^f Orthopaedics of Indianapolis   (United States)

^g BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ VANCOUVER HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Radiographic parameters; Spine trauma; Thoracolumbar fractures

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMPRESSION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; VERTEBRAL CANAL; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSENSUS; EXPERT WITNESS; INJURY; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RADIOGRAPHY; VERTEBRA;

CONSENSUS; EXPERT TESTIMONY; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; SPINAL FRACTURES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 33645512068     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000201261.94907.0d     Document Type: Review

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