Pediatric spine trauma

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 89, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 98-107

  Reilly, Christopher W ^a  

^a BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ADOLESCENT; AORTA DISSECTION; ATLANTOAXIAL DISLOCATION; ATLANTOOCCIPITAL JOINT; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FRACTURE TREATMENT; HUMAN; ODONTOID PROCESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE INJURY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE STABILIZATION; SPINE SURGERY; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; ATLANTO-OCCIPITAL JOINT; CHILD; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SPINAL INJURIES; SPINE;

EID: 33846796092     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.F.00244     Document Type: Conference Paper

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