Current concepts: Classification of thoracolumbar fractures

Seminars in Spine Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 210-215

  Kepler, Christopher K ^a   Felte, Robert F ^a   Rihn, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Burst fracture; Posterolateral ligament complex; Spine trauma; Thoracolumbar fractures; TLICS

Indexed keywords

ARBEITSGEMEINSCHAFT FUR OSTEOSYNTHESENFRAGEN CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION ALGORITHM; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DENIS CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FERGUSON ALLEN CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; MCCORMACK AND GAINES CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINE FRACTURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; THORACOLUMBAR FRACTURE; THORACOLUMBAR INJURY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 84869861356     PISSN: 10407383     EISSN: 15584496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.semss.2012.05.002     Document Type: Article

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