Upper cervical spine injuries: Indications and limits of the conservative management in Halo vest. A systematic review of efficacy and safety

Injury

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1127-1135

  Longo, Umile Giuseppe ^a   Denaro, Luca ^b   Campi, Stefano ^b   Maffulli, Nicola ^c   Denaro, Vincenzo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Halo vest; Hangman fracture; Injuries; Jefferson fracture; Trauma

Indexed keywords

CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DATA BASE; FIXATION DEVICE; HALO VEST; HUMAN; ODONTOID PROCESS FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINE INJURY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 78049308856     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2010.09.025     Document Type: Article

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