Overdistraction of cervical spine injuries with the use of skull traction: A report of two cases

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1152-1156

  Gruenberg, Marcelo F ^a   Rechtine, Glenn R ^b   Chrin, Ann Marie ^b   Solá, Carlos A ^a   Ortolán, Eligio G ^a  

^a HOSPITAL ITALIANO DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b FLORIDA ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Overdistraction; Skull traction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; FEMALE; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETON TRACTION;

EID: 0030757966     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199706000-00030     Document Type: Article

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