Complications of anterior surgery in cervical spine trauma: An overview

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 18-27

  Kasimatis, G B ^a   Panagiotopoulos, E ^a   Gliatis, J ^a   Tyllianakis, M ^a   Zouboulis, P ^a   Lambiris, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Anterior stabilization; Cervical spine; Complications; Dislocation; Fracture; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INSTRUMENTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RISK FACTOR; SPINE STABILIZATION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPINAL FUSION; SPINAL INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57549117459     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2008.07.009     Document Type: Article

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