Cervical spine injury in a boxer: Should mandatory screening be instituted?

Journal of Spinal Disorders

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 64-67

  Place, Howard M ^a,b   Ecklund, James M ^a   Enzenauer, Raymond J ^a  

^a FITZSIMONS ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Iowa Medical Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Boxing; Os odontoideum; Preparticipation screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BOXING; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SPINE FUSION; SPORT INJURY;

ADULT; BOXING; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HUMANS; MALE; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPINAL INJURIES;

EID: 0030004812     PISSN: 08950385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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