Posttraumatic synostosis of the cervical spine to the thyroid cartilage presenting as dysphagia

Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 117, Issue 6, 1997, Pages S84-S86

  Moses, Ron L ^a   Cavalli, Giulio I ^a   Schmidt, Richard J ^a   Rao, Vijay M ^a   Cotler, Jerome ^a   Cohn, John ^a   Spiegel, Joseph R ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; DYSPHAGIA; HUMAN; LARYNX CARTILAGE; MALE; OSTEOPHYTE; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPEECH THERAPY; SPINE DISEASE; TRACTION THERAPY;

ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; LARYNGEAL DISEASES; MALE; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPINAL OSTEOPHYTOSIS; SYNOSTOSIS; THYROID CARTILAGE;

EID: 0031450255     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: 10976817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0194-5998(97)70065-2     Document Type: Article

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