Cervical fractures with associated spinal cord injury in children and adolescents: epidemiology, costs, and in-hospital mortality rates in 4418 patients

BACKGROUND: Cervical spine fractures with spinal cord injury (CFSCI) can be devastating. We describe the epidemiology of children and adolescents with CFSCI. METHODS: Using the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) database, we identified 4418 patients (≤18 years old) who had CFSCI from 2000 through 201...

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Autores principales: Jain, Amit, Brooks, Jaysson T., Rao, Sandesh S., Ain, Michael C., Sponseller, Paul D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2015
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Original Clinical Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4486498/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25953413
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11832-015-0657-9

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