Timing of thoracolomber spine stabilization in trauma patients; impact on neurological outcome and clinical course. A real prospective (rct) randomized controlled study

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 128, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 959-966

  Cengiz, Şhika Liva ^a   Kalkan, Erdal ^a   Bayir, Aysegul ^a   Ilik, Kemal ^a   Basefer, Alper ^a  

^a SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Decompressive surgery; Neurological outcome; Spinal cord injury; Spine trauma; Thoracolomber fracture; Timing of operation

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; EARLY INTERVENTION; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LAMINECTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG INSUFFICIENCY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE INJURY; SPINE STABILIZATION; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; TIME; TRAUMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPINAL FRACTURES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 49049108927     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-007-0518-1     Document Type: Article

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