Early versus late stabilization of the spine in the polytrauma patient

Spine

Volumn 35, Issue 21 SUPPL., 2010, Pages

  Dimar, John R ^a   Carreon, Leah Y ^a   Riina, Joseph ^b   Schwartz, David G ^b   Harris, Mitchel B ^c  

^a NORTON LEATHERMAN SPINE CENTER   (United States)

^b ORTHOINDY   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

multiple trauma; spine stabilization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; EARLY INTERVENTION; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; LENGTH OF STAY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE INJURY; SPINE STABILIZATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; JOINT INSTABILITY; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG DISEASES; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SPINAL INJURIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77958019579     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181f32bcd     Document Type: Article

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