Early predictive value of supine and upright X-ray films of odontoid fractures treated with halo-vest immobilization

Spine Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 612-618

  Kim, David H ^a   Vaccaro, Alexander R ^b   Affonso, Jesse ^c   Jenis, Louis ^a   Hilibrand, Alan S ^b   Albert, Todd J ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Halo vest; Nonunion; Odontoid fracture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FRACTURE IMMOBILIZATION; HALO VEST; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; ODONTOID PROCESS FRACTURE; ORTHOSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDARTHROSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINE INSTABILITY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRACES; COHORT STUDIES; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MIDDLE AGED; ODONTOID PROCESS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOGRAPHY; SPINAL FRACTURES; SUPINE POSITION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 45949100938     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2007.03.009     Document Type: Article

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