Functional outcome 5 years after non-operative treatment of type A spinal fractures

European Spine Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 472-478

  Post, R B ^a   Keizer, H J E ^a   Leferink, V J M ^a   Van Der Sluis, C K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Exercise test; Functional outcome; Non operative treatment; RMDQ; SF 36; Spinal fractures; VAS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; BIOMECHANICS; BRACE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ERGOMETRY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL SECURITY; SPINE FRACTURE; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; BED REST; BRACES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPINAL FRACTURES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33645582758     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-005-0887-5     Document Type: Article

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