The surgical management of thoracolumbar injuries

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 95-101

  Singh, Kern ^a   Vaccaro, Alexander R ^b   Eichenbaum, Matthew D ^b   Fitzhenry, Laurence N ^b  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Burst fractures; Compression fractures; Flexion distraction injuries; Fracture dislocation injuries; Spinal cord injuries; Thoracolumbar trauma

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMORBIDITY; COMPRESSION FRACTURE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENERGY TRANSFER; FRACTURE; FRACTURE DISLOCATION; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; LABORATORY TEST; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PARAPLEGIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE MOBILITY; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS, MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; INCIDENCE; INJURY; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE INJURY; VERTEBRA;

HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPINAL INJURIES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 3543109036     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2004.11753737     Document Type: Review

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