Easily missed thoracolumbar spine fractures

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 6-15

  Bernstein, Mark ^a  

^a BELLEVUE HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Fracture; Spine; Trauma

Indexed keywords

SPINE; SPINE TRAUMA;

FRACTURE;

ARTICLE; BURST FRACTURE; CHANCE FRACTURE; COMPRESSION FRACTURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FRACTURE DISLOCATION; HUMAN; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE INSTABILITY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; VERTEBRA BODY;

DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; SPINAL FRACTURES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 77950025217     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2009.06.021     Document Type: Article

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