Unique features of pediatric spinal cord injury

Spine

Volumn 35, Issue 21 SUPPL., 2010, Pages

  Parent, Stefan ^a,b   Dimar, John ^c   Dekutoski, Mark ^d   Roy Beaudry, Marjolaine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c Spine Institute   (United States)

^d MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescent; child; infant; internal fixations; pediatric; scoliosis; spinal cord injury; systematic review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; BRACE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CHILD; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; LORDOSIS; PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE MALFORMATION; SPINE STABILIZATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORACIC SPINAL CORD;

ADOLESCENT; BRACES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERNAL FIXATORS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPINAL FUSION; SPINAL INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77958021954     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181f35acb     Document Type: Article

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