Surgical decision making for unstable thoracolumbar spine injuries: Results of a consensus panel review by the spine trauma study group

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-10

  Vaccaro, Alexander R ^a,h   Lim, Moe R ^a   Hurlbert, R John ^e,f   Lehman Jr , Ronald A ^b   Harrop, James ^a   Fisher, D Charles ^c   Dvorak, Marcel ^c   Anderson, D Greg ^a   Zeiller, Steven C ^a   Lee, Joon Y ^a   Fehlings, Michael G ^g   Oner F C ^d  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^f FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^h ROTHMAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification systems; Clinical pathways; Spinal trauma; Surgical approach

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CAUDA EQUINA; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL PATHWAY; CONSENSUS; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; LIGAMENT; MORPHOLOGY; NERVE ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD; SPINE INJURY; SPINE SURGERY; SURGEON; SURGICAL APPROACH; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; INJURY; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE FRACTURE; VERTEBRA;

ALGORITHMS; CAUDA EQUINA; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPINAL INJURIES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 33646793785     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bsd.0000180080.59559.45     Document Type: Article

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