Outcome of halo immobilisation of 104 cases of cervical spine injury

Scottish Medical Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 90-92

  Hossain, Munier ^a,b   McLean, A N ^a   Fraser, M H ^a  

^a SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ankylosing spondylitis; Cervical spine injury; Halo jacket; Immobilisation; Non contiguous fracture; Surgical stabilisation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE DISLOCATION; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE IMMOBILIZATION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; ODONTOID PROCESS FRACTURE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE STABILIZATION; SPINE SURGERY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT FAILURE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 4544290510     PISSN: 00369330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003693300404900306     Document Type: Article

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