Treatment of unstable lower cervical spine injuries by anterior instrumented fusion alone

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 500-507

  Lambiris, Elias ^a   Kasimatis, Georgios B ^a   Tyllianakis, Minos ^a   Zouboulis, Panagiotis ^a   Panagiotopoulos, Elias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

anterior; cervical spine; complications; dislocation; fracture; posterior; stabilization; surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; JOINT INSTABILITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE FUSION; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; JOINT INSTABILITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57549096133     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BSD.0b013e3181583b56     Document Type: Article

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