Computed tomographic scans of minimally displaced type II odontoid fractures

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 204-210

  Rubinstein, David ^a   Escott, Edward J ^b   Mestek, Michael F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; CT; Fracture; Odontoid process; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MODEL; ODONTOID PROCESS FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030062134     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199602000-00006     Document Type: Article

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