A treatment algorithm for the management of cervical spine fractures and deformity in patients with ankylosing spondylitis

Neurosurgical Focus

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Kanter, Adam S ^a   Wang, Michael Y ^b   Mummaneni, Praveen V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Ankylosing spondylitis; Cervical; Deformity; Fracture; Kyphosis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALGORITHM; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; KYPHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; KYPHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 41949105747     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10920684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/FOC/2008/24/1/E11     Document Type: Article

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