Flexion-distraction injury of the upper thoracic spine associated with tracheoesophageal perforation. A case report

J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2002 Jun;84(6):1028-31. doi: 10.2106/00004623-200206000-00021.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Accidents, Traffic
  • Adult
  • Esophageal Perforation / diagnosis*
  • Esophageal Perforation / surgery
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Injury Severity Score
  • Male
  • Multiple Trauma / diagnosis*
  • Multiple Trauma / surgery
  • Radiography
  • Spinal Fractures / diagnostic imaging
  • Spinal Fractures / physiopathology
  • Spinal Fractures / surgery*
  • Spinal Fusion / methods
  • Surgical Flaps
  • Thoracic Vertebrae / diagnostic imaging
  • Thoracic Vertebrae / injuries*
  • Thoracotomy
  • Trachea / injuries*
  • Trachea / surgery
  • Treatment Outcome