Pediatric nonaccidental trauma thoracolumbar fracture-dislocation: Posterior spinal fusion with pedicle screw fixation in an 8-month-old boy

Spine

Volumn 32, Issue 14, 2007, Pages

  Bode, Kenneth S ^a,c   Newton, Peter O ^b  

^a WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MCSO ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Nonaccidental trauma; Pediatric; Pedicle screw; Posterior spinal fusion; Thoracolumbar fracture dislocation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PLASTER CAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SPINE FUSION; SPINE INJURY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; THORAX INJURY; WIRE FIXATION;

BONE SCREWS; CHILD ABUSE; DISLOCATIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 34250720602     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e318067dcad     Document Type: Article

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