Distraction injury to thoracic spine treated with thoracoscopic dual-rod fixation

Spine Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 330-334

  Lekovic, Gregory P ^a   Horn, Eric M ^a   Dickman, Curtis A ^a  

^a BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hyperextension injury; Thoracic spine; Thoracoscopic fixation; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CASE REPORT; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FUSION; SPINE INJURY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE STABILIZATION; THORACIC SPINE; THORACOSCOPY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTORCYCLES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; SPINAL FRACTURES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; THORACOSCOPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646022529     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2005.04.009     Document Type: Article

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