The effect of early surgical treatment of traumatic spine injuries on patient mortality

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1308-1313

  Kerwin, Andrew J ^a   Frykberg, Eric R ^a   Schinco, Miren A ^a   Griffen, Margaret M ^c   Arce, Carlos A ^b   Nguyen, Tai Q ^b   Tepas, Joseph J ^a  

^a Division of Trauma and Critical Care   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c INOVA FAIRFAX HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Spinal cord injury; Spine fractures; Spine surgery; Timing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CERVICAL SPINE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; MORTALITY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SPINE FRACTURE; STATISTICS; TIME; VERTEBRA;

ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SPINAL FRACTURES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TIME FACTORS; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 38949129814     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31815b8361     Document Type: Article

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