Traumatic Thoracolumbar Spine Injury –A Demographic Study
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Traumatic spine injury in Kashan, Iran
Objective: Traumatic spine injuries are seriously important and are associated with considerable morbidity and mortality. The goal of this study is to determine the epidemiology of the traumatic spine injuries in Shahid Beheshti Hospital of Kashan University of Medical Sciences (KAUMS), the main trauma center in Kashan, Iran.Methods: This cross-sectional study was undertaken on all cases ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0973-2209
DOI: 10.5005/ijopmr-26-2-27