Operative versus non-operative treatment for thoracolumbar burst fractures without neurological deficit

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Yi, Liao ^a   Jingping, B ^b   Gele, J ^b   Baoleri, X ^b   Taixiang, W ^b  

^a Kelamayi City Central Hospital of Xin Jiang   (China)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKACHE; BRACE; CAST APPLICATION; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; EMBASE; FECES INCONTINENCE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KYPHOSIS; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; RADIOGRAPHY; REGISTER; REVIEW; SELF EVALUATION; SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX; SPINAL CORD; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE INJURY; SUPINE POSITION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWELLING; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 42749098897     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD005079.pub2     Document Type: Review

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