Neurological Outcome following Early versus Delayed Lower Cervical Spine Surgery
Purpose. To determine whether the timing of surgery affects neurological outcome in patients with lower cervical spine trauma. Methods. 29 patients with a fracture and 38 with a fracture-dislocation of C3 to C7 cervical vertebrae were treated operatively during the inclusive period January 1987 to D...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2007-08-01
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Series: | Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/230949900701500212 |