Delay in operative stabilization of spine fractures in multitrauma patients without neurologic injuries: Effects on outcomes

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 270-276

  Pakzad, Hossein ^a   Roffey, Darren M ^b,c   Knight, Heather ^b   Dagenais, Simon ^a,b   Yelle, Jean Denis ^b   Wai, Eugene K ^a,b,c  

^a Division of Orthopaedics   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

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EID: 79960803127     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: 14882310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cjs.008810     Document Type: Article

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