Effectiveness of posterior tension band fixation in the thoracolumbar seat-belt type injuries of the young population

European Spine Journal

Volumn 18, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Ramieri, Alessandro ^a,c   Domenicucci, Maurizio ^b   Cellocco, Paolo ^b   Raco, Antonino ^b   Costanzo, Giuseppe ^b  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c ICOT of Latin ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Instrumented arthrodesis; Posterior fixation; Seat belt injury; Thoracolumbar fracture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; FALSE ANEURYSM; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION; SEATBELT INJURY; SPINE FUSION; SPINE INJURY; SPINE SURGERY; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BONE SCREWS; COHORT STUDIES; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DISLOCATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEAT BELTS; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

EID: 67649210827     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-009-0991-z     Document Type: Article

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