Relationships between the arbeitsgemeinschaft für osteosynthesefragen spine system and the thoracolumbar injury classification system: An analysis of the literature

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 586-590

  Joaquim, Andrei F ^a   Patel, Alpesh A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AO spine system; Spinal cord injuries; Spinal fracture; Thoracolumbar injury classification system

Indexed keywords

ARBEITSGEMEINSCHAFT FUR OSTEOSYNTHESEFRAGEN SPINE SYSTEM; BURST FRACTURE; CAUDA EQUINA SYNDROME; COMPRESSION FRACTURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONUS MEDULLARIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NERVE INJURY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE FRACTURE; THORACOLUMBAR INJURY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE INJURY;

EID: 84890466517     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: 20457723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/2045772313Y.0000000097     Document Type: Review

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