Severe spinal injuries in alpine skiing and snowboarding: A 6-year review of a tertiary trauma centre for the Bernese Abs ski resorts, Switzerland

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 55-58

  Franz, T ^a,b   Hasler, R M ^a   Benneker, L ^a   Zimmermann, H ^a   Siebenrock, K A ^a   Exadaktylos, A K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b Buergerspital Solothurn ^*  (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; SKIING; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE DISEASE; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE INJURY; SPINE SUBLUXATION; SWITZERLAND; VERTEBRA DISLOCATION;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SKIING; SPINAL INJURIES; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 38549113543     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2007.038166     Document Type: Article

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