The management and functional outcome of isolated burst fractures of the fifth lumbar vertebra

Spine

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 443-447

  Butler, Joseph S ^a,b   Fitzpatrick, Philip ^a   Ni Mhaolain, Aine M ^a   Synnott, Keith ^a   O'Byrne, John M ^a,b  

^a MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b CAPPAGH NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Burst fracture; L5; Management; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; IRELAND; KYPHOSIS; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINAL PAIN; SPINE INJURY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; VERTEBRA FRACTURE; WORK CAPACITY; X RAY FILM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KYPHOSIS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FRACTURES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33847068625     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000255076.45825.1e     Document Type: Article

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