Non-operative management is superior to surgical stabilization in spine injury patients with complete neurological deficits: Some additional perspectives

Surgical Neurology International

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Rathore, Farooq A ^a   Farooq, Fareeha ^b   Mansoor, Sahibzada N ^a  

^a Malir National University of Medical Sciences   (Pakistan)

^b House No 25 ^*  (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PAKISTAN; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL STATUS; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE STABILIZATION; SPINE SURGERY;

EID: 84865603219     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21527806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/2152-7806.92938     Document Type: Letter

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