2011
The Incidence of Noncontiguous Spinal Fractures and Other Traumatic Injuries Associated With Cervical Spine Fractures
Miller CP, Brubacher JW, Biswas D, Lawrence BD, Whang PG, Grauer JN. The Incidence of Noncontiguous Spinal Fractures and Other Traumatic Injuries Associated With Cervical Spine Fractures. Spine 2011, 36: 1532-1540. PMID: 21242872, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0b013e3181f550a6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical spine fracturesSpine fracturesCervical spineCT scanSingle level 1 trauma centerRetrospective medical record reviewLevel 1 trauma centerNoncontiguous spinal fracturesCervical spine traumaMedical record reviewC7 fractureExtraspinal injuriesAcute fracturesPrompt diagnosisSpine traumaRecord reviewTrauma centerSpinal fracturesSpine injuriesInjury patternsAdditional injuriesCervical segmentsSpinal traumaMedical recordsTraumatic injury
2010
Anterior Corpectomy with Fixation, Thoracic
Whang P, Grauer J, Vaccaro A. Anterior Corpectomy with Fixation, Thoracic. 2010, 229-241. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-03694-1_19.ChaptersSevere canal compromisePeriod of immobilizationAnterior instrumentation systemsSupplementary posterior fixationAnterior corpectomyEarly ambulationCanal compromiseThorough decompressionFocal kyphosisThoracic fracturesLigamentous injuriesSurgical approachTraumatic injuryPosterior fixationThoracic proceduresAnterior constructFacet jointsNeural elementsLumbar regionThoracic vertebraeRib cageInjuryCoronal orientationVertebral columnCorpectomy