Clinical significance of ring apophysis fracture in adolescent lumbar disc herniation

Spine

Volumn 33, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 1750-1754

  Chang, Chia Hsieh ^a   Lee, Zhon Liao ^a   Chen, Wen Jer ^a   Tan, Chih Feng ^a   Chen, Lih Huei ^a,b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Apophysis fracture; Disc herniation; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CHILD; CHRONIC PAIN; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RING APOPHYSIS FRACTURE; SCHOOL CHILD; VERTEBRA FRACTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; PATHOLOGY; SPINE FRACTURE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FRACTURES;

EID: 58149117646     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31817d1d12     Document Type: Article

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