Are spine injuries sustained in battle truly different?

Spine Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 824-829

  Blair, James A ^a   Patzkowski, Jeanne C ^a   Schoenfeld, Andrew J ^b   Cross Rivera, Jessica D ^a   Grenier, Eric S ^a   Lehman, Ronald A ^c   Hsu, Joseph R ^d  

^a SAN ANTONIO MILITARY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WILLIAM BEAUMONT ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d US ARMY INSTITUTE OF SURGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Battle injury; Military; Nonbattle injury; Spinal cord injury; Spine trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARMY; BATTLE INJURY; BLAST INJURY; FEMALE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE INJURY; SPINE SURGERY;

AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 - 2011; MALE; MILITARY MEDICINE; REGISTRIES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SPINAL INJURIES;

EID: 84867047268     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: 18781632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2011.09.012     Document Type: Review

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