Neurological outcome in surgically treated patients with incomplete closed traumatic cervical spinal cord injury

Spinal Cord

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 603-607

  Singhal, B ^a   Mohammed, A ^a   Samuel, J ^a   Mues, J ^a   Kluger, P ^a  

^a STOKE MANDEVILLE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cervical spine injury; Neurological outcome; Surgically treated

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; KYPHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PROGNOSIS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOMATOSENSORY DISORDERS; SPINAL CANAL; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 51349145991     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2008.29     Document Type: Article

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