Pedicle screw fixation against burst fracture of thoracolumbar vertebrae

Chinese Journal of Traumatology - English Edition

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 349-352

  Lü, Fu Xin ^a   Huang, Yong ^a   Zhang, Qiang ^a   Shi, Feng Lei ^a   Zhao, Dong Sheng ^a   Hu, Qiao ^a  

^a Qingdao Orthopedics Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Bone screw; Fracture; Internal fixators; Thoracic vertebrae

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUDA EQUINA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENDOPROSTHESIS LOOSENING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; JOINT STABILITY; MALE; NERVE FUNCTION; NERVE ROOT INJURY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDICLE SCREW; RISK REDUCTION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE FRACTURE; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; VERTEBRA BODY; VERTEBRAL CANAL;

EID: 37149002401     PISSN: 10081275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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