Trends in pathological vertebral fractures in the United States: 1993 To 2004

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 305-310

  Lad, Shivanand P ^a,b   Patil, Chirag G ^a   Lad, Eleonora Maries ^a   Boakye, Maxwell ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Health outcomes; Neurosurgery; Pathological fracture; Trend; Vertebral fracture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM FRACTURE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DISABILITY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INSURANCE; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME; PATHOLOGIC FRACTURE; PATHOLOGICAL VERTEBRAL FRACTURE; REHABILITATION CENTER; SPINE FUSION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICARE; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL FRACTURES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34748887188     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/SPI-07/09/305     Document Type: Article

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