Questionnaire survey of spine surgeons on the use of methylprednisolone for acute spinal cord injury

Spine

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2006, Pages

  Eck, Jason C ^a   Nachtigall, Dean ^a   Humphreys, S Craig ^b   Hodges, Scott D ^b  

^a Memorial Hospital   (United States)

^b Center for Sports Medicine and Orthopaedics Chattanooga   (United States)

Author keywords

Methylprednisolone; Spinal cord injury; Steroid

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE; STEROID; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ARTICLE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE SURGERY; SURGEON; TREATMENT OUTCOME; MEDICAL SOCIETY; METHODOLOGY; NORTH AMERICA; ORTHOPEDICS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SPINE; STANDARD;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; HUMANS; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NORTH AMERICA; ORTHOPEDICS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SPINE;

EID: 33646673116     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000214886.21265.8c     Document Type: Article

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