Instrumented ligamentotaxis and stabilization of compression and burst fractures of dorsolumbar and mid-lumbar spines

Indian Journal of Orthopaedics

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 346-353

  Moon, Myung Sang ^a   Choi, Won Tae ^a   Sun, Doo Hoon ^a   Chae, Jong Woo ^a   Ryu, Jong Seon ^a   Chang, Han ^a   Lin, Jin Fu ^b  

^a Sun General Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Taipei Taiwan ROC   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Burst fracture; Compression fracture; Dorsolumbar and lumbar; Fracture; Short segment fixation; Spine

Indexed keywords

EID: 36348943969     PISSN: 00195413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5413.36999     Document Type: Article

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