Sagittal range of motion after a spinal fracture: Does ROM correlate with functional outcome?

European Spine Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 489-494

  Post, R B ^a   Leferink, V J M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b CANISIUS WILHELMINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Functional outcome; Spinal fractures; Thoracolumbar ROM

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROLAND MORRIS DISABILITY QUESTIONNAIRE; SAGITTAL RANGE OF MOTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF EVALUATION; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE MOBILITY; SPINE SURGERY; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 7944235457     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-003-0669-x     Document Type: Article

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