Outcome of thoracolumbar burst fractures treated with indirect reduction and fixation without fusion

European Spine Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 380-386

  Yang, Huilin ^a   Shi, Jin Hui ^a   Ebraheim, Molly ^b   Liu, Xiaochen ^b   Konrad, Joseph ^b   Husain, Ibrahim ^b   Tang, Tian Si ^a   Liu, Jiayong ^b  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Burst fracture; Indirect reduction; Lumbar; Thoracic; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INDIRECT REDUCTION AND FIXATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARAPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE FUSION; SPINE SURGERY; THORACOLUMBAR BURST FRACTURE; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FRACTURES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955933345     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-010-1542-3     Document Type: Article

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