Spinal column injuries among Americans in the global war on terrorism

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 94, Issue 18, 2012, Pages e135(1)-

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

^a BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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

^c WILLIAM BEAUMONT ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADULT; AFGHANISTAN; AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; BLUNT TRAUMA; BURST FRACTURE; CERVICAL LATERAL MASS FRACTURE; COMPRESSION FRACTURE; EXPLOSION; FACE INJURY; FACET FRACTURE; FRACTURE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; IRAQ; LAMINA FRACTURE; LIGAMENTOUS INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ODONTOID PROCESS FRACTURE; PEDICLE FRACTURE; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINOUS PROCESS FRACTURE; TERRORISM; THORAX INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRANSVERSE PROCESS FRACTURE; VERTEBRAL BODY FRACTURE; WAR; ZONE 1 SACRAL FRACTURE; ZONE 3 SACRAL FRACTURE;

EID: 84867492049     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.K.00502     Document Type: Article

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