The efficacy of the modified classification system of soft tissue injury in extension injury of the lower cervical spine

Spine

Volumn 33, Issue 15, 2008, Pages

  Song, Kyung Jin ^a   Kim, Gyu Hyung ^a   Lee, Kwang Bok ^b,c  

^a Chonbuk National University Medical School   (South Korea)

^b Jeju National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c NONE   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cord injury; Extension injury; Lower cervical spine injury; Soft tissue injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STENOSIS; SWELLING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CERVICAL SPINE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLASSIFICATION; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 50949118718     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31817b6191     Document Type: Article

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