Current practice in the timing of surgical intervention in spinal cord injury

Spine

Volumn 35, Issue 21 SUPPL., 2010, Pages

  Fehlings, Michael G ^a   Rabin, Doron ^a   Sears, William ^b   Cadotte, David W ^a   Aarabi, Bizhan ^c  

^a TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

decompressive surgery; spinal cord injury; survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CENTRAL CORD SYNDROME; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SURGEON; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; CENTRAL CORD SYNDROME; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77957991863     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181f386f6     Document Type: Article

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