Gas in the spinal canal associated with injury of the cervical spinal cord: A diagnostic dilemma

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 591-593

  Abraham, David J ^a,b   Vaccaro, Alexander R ^a,b   Albert, Todd J ^a,b   Cotler, Jerome M ^a,c  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; GAS ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

EID: 0030884195     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-199704000-00018     Document Type: Article

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