Surgical management of axis' traumatic spondylolisthesis: Hangman's fracture

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 62, Issue 3 B, 2004, Pages 821-826

  Boullosa, José Luiz Romeo ^a,b   Colli, Benedicto Oscar ^a   Carlotti Jr , Carlos Gilberto ^a   Tanaka, Koji ^a   Dos Santos, Marcius Benigno Marques ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cervical arthrodesis; Cervical spine; Raquimedullar trauma; Traumatic spondylolisthesis of the axis (Hangman's fracture)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; ATLANTOAXIAL FRACTURE DISLOCATION; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPRESSION THERAPY; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; LACERATION; MALE; PSEUDARTHROSIS; SCALP; SKULL FRACTURE; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

EID: 5444257344     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2004000500015     Document Type: Article

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