Non-spinal-associated injuries with lumbar transverse process fractures: Influence of segments, amount, and concomitant vertebral fractures

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1108-1111

  Xia, Tian ^a   Tian, Ji Wei ^a   Dong, Shuang Hai ^a   Wang, Lei ^a   Zhao, Qing Hua ^a  

^a SHANGHAI FIRST PEOPLE S HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

associated injuries; lumbar; risk factors; Spinal fractures; transverse process

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAPHRAGM INJURY; EYE INJURY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HEART CONTUSION; HEMATOPNEUMOTHORAX; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY INJURY; LIMB FRACTURE; LUMBAR SPINE; LUMBAR TRANSVERSE PROCESS FRACTURE; LUNG CONTUSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAXILLA FRACTURE; NON SPINAL ASSOCIATED INJURY; ORBIT FRACTURE; PELVIS INJURY; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB FRACTURE; RISK FACTOR; SKULL FRACTURE; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE INJURY; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; THORAX INJURY;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL FRACTURES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876189278     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318282745d     Document Type: Article

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