Management guidelines for participation in collision activities with congenital, developmental, or postinjury Lesions Involving the cervical spine

Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 226-242

  Torg, Joseph S ^a,c   Ramsey Emrhein, Julie A ^b  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DICKINSON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c ALLEGHENY UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical cord injury; Cervical spine; Spine injury

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005567427     PISSN: 10628592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00132585-199710000-00008     Document Type: Review

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