Inclusion of the fracture level in short segment fixation of thoracolumbar fractures

European Spine Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1651-1656

  Farrokhi, Majid Reza ^a   Razmkon, Ali ^a   Maghami, Zohreh ^a   Nikoo, Zahra ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Fracture level; Including; Pedicular fixation; Short segment; Thoracolumbar instrumentation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE FUSION; SPINE STABILIZATION; SURGICAL APPROACH; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78349310783     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-010-1449-z     Document Type: Article

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