The clinical presentation of pediatric thoracolumbar fractures

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 187-192

  Santiago, Rafael ^a   Guenther, Elisabeth ^a   Carroll, Kristen ^a   Junkins Jr , Edward P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical examination; Pediatric; Spine fracture; Thoracolumbar injury; Trauma; Vertebral injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INJURY SEVERITY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVISED TRAUMA SCORE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINE FRACTURE; THORACOLUMBAR FRACTURE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; INFANT; INJURY; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VERTEBRA;

ADOLESCENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL FRACTURES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES;

EID: 33646105173     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000200852.56822.77     Document Type: Article

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