Radiographic measurement techniques for sacral fractures consensus statement of the Spine Trauma Study Group

Spine

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1047-1055

  Kuklo, Timothy R ^a   Potter, Benjamin K ^a   Ludwig, Steven C ^b   Anderson, Paul A ^c   Lindsey, Ronald W ^d   Vaccaro, Alexander R ^e  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

^d BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Measurements; Radiographic parameters; Sacral fracture; Sacrum; Spine trauma

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSENSUS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MORPHOMETRICS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PELVIS INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SACROILIAC JOINT; SACRUM; SPINE INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRAL CANAL; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; EXPERT WITNESS; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SPINE FRACTURE;

CONSENSUS; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; EXPERT TESTIMONY; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RADIOGRAPHY; SACRUM; SPINAL FRACTURES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33646680753     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000214940.11096.c8     Document Type: Review

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