Gender differences in the clinical characteristics of traumatic spinal fractures among the elderly

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 657-664

  Wang, Hongwei ^a   Xiang, Liangbi ^a   Liu, Jun ^a   Zhou, Yue ^b   Ou, Lan ^b  

^a GENERAL HOSPITAL OF NORTHERN THEATER COMMAND   (China)

^b THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Elderly; Epidemiology; Gender difference; Spinal fracture; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FALL RISK; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FALLING; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; JOINT INJURY; KYPHOPLASTY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PERCUTANEOUS VERTEBROPLASTY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE FRACTURE; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; ACCIDENT; CHINA; COMPLICATION; INJURY SCALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SPINAL FRACTURES; VERY ELDERLY;

ACCIDENTS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SPINAL FRACTURES;

EID: 84908693461     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2014.05.004     Document Type: Article

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