Pediatric isolated thoracic and/or lumbar transverse and spinous process fractures

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 639-644

  Akinpelu, Babatunde J ^a   Zuckerman, Scott L ^b   Gannon, Stephen R ^b   Westrick, Ashly ^b   Shannon, Chevis ^b   Naftel, Robert P ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fractures; Pediatric; Spine trauma; Spinous process fracture; Transverse process fracture; Vertebra

Indexed keywords

HYDROCODONE BITARTRATE PLUS PARACETAMOL; NARCOTIC AGENT; OXYCODONE; OXYCODONE PLUS PARACETAMOL;

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADOLESCENT; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; LEG INJURY; LUMBAR SPINE; LUMBAR TRANSVERSE FRACTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MOTOR VEHICLE; MOTORCYCLE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PELVIS FRACTURE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE INJURY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINOUS PROCESS; SPINOUS PROCESS FRACTURE; THORACIC SPINE; THORACIC TRANSVERSE FRACTURE; THORAX INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; COMPLICATION; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PATHOLOGY; SPINAL FRACTURES; THORACIC VERTEBRA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; OFF-ROAD MOTOR VEHICLES; SPINAL FRACTURES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84973360027     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2015.10.PEDS15377     Document Type: Article

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