Nonoperatively treated burst fractures of the thoracic and lumbar spine in adults: a 23- to 41-year follow-up

Spine Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 701-707

  Moller, Anders ^a   Hasserius, Ralph ^a   Redlund Johnell, Inga ^a   Ohlin, Acke ^a   Karlsson, Magnus K ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Burst fracture; Disc heights; Long term; Lumbar; Thoracic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BURST FRACTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVALUATION; FOLLOW UP; FRANKEL SCALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; KYPHOSIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OSWESTRY SCORE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; THORACIC SPINE; VERTEBRA BODY; VERTEBRAL CANAL; WORK CAPACITY;

ADULT; BACK PAIN; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KYPHOSIS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; SPINAL FRACTURES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36048990076     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2006.09.009     Document Type: Article

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