All-terrain vehicles and associated spinal injuries

Spine

Volumn 33, Issue 18, 2008, Pages 1982-1985

  Sanfilippo, James A ^a,c   Winegar, Corbett D ^b   Harrop, James S ^a   Albert, Todd J ^b   Vaccaro, Alexander R ^b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b ROTHMAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

All terrain vehicles (ATV s); Injuries; Safety

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPRESSION FRACTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG USE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLE; NIGHT; ODONTOID PROCESS FRACTURE; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RECREATION; SAFETY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE INJURY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; VELOCITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FACTUAL DATABASE; MIDDLE AGED;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFF-ROAD MOTOR VEHICLES; SPINAL INJURIES;

EID: 60549094468     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31817c7527     Document Type: Article

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