A pilot study of magnetic resonance imaging-guided closed reduction of cervical spine fractures

Spine

Volumn 31, Issue 18, 2006, Pages 2085-2090

  Darsaut, Tim E ^a   Ashforth, Robert ^a   Bhargava, Ravi ^a   Broad, Robert ^a   Emery, Derek ^a   Kortbeek, Frank ^a   Lambert, Robert ^a   Lavoie, Mitch ^a   Mahood, James ^a   MacDowell, Ian ^a   Fox, Richard J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Cervical traction; Fracture dislocation; MRI; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FRACTURE DISLOCATION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DISLOCATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FRACTURES; TRACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33747335658     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000232166.63025.68     Document Type: Article

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