Esophageal injury from thoracic pedicle screw placement in a polytrauma patient: A case report and literature review

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 431-434

  O'Brien, J R ^a   Krushinski, E ^a   Zarro, C M ^a   Sciadini, M ^a   Gelb, D ^a   Ludwig, S ^a  

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

Author keywords

Esophageal injury; Esophagus; Thoracic pedicle screws; Thoracic spine injury; Tracheomalacia; Visceral injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; CASE REPORT; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PEDICLE SCREW; PERFORATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; REVIEW; SPINE FRACTURE; THORACIC SPINE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VERTEBRA BODY;

ADOLESCENT; BONE SCREWS; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; SPINAL FRACTURES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 33748169677     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200607000-00012     Document Type: Review

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