Traumatic atlanto-occipital dislocation: A potentially survivable injury

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 291-296

  Ferrera, Peter C ^a   Bartfield, Joel M ^a  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atlanto occipital dislocation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATLANTOOCCIPITAL JOINT; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; JOINT DISLOCATION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FUSION; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0029964394     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(96)90180-1     Document Type: Article

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