Atlanto-axial dislocation without fracture. Case report of an ejection injury

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 204-205

  Boos, Norbert ^a,b   Khazim, Rabi ^a   Kerslake, Robert W ^a   Webb, John K ^a   Mehdian, Hossein ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b ORTHOPEDIC UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BALGRIST   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRCRAFT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPINE DISLOCATION; DISLOCATION; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACCIDENTS, AVIATION; ADULT; AIRCRAFT; ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; DISLOCATIONS; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0031002692     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.79B2.7318     Document Type: Article

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