Dural tear associated with a flexion distraction subluxation to the cervical spine without neurologic injury

Acta Orthopaedica Belgica

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 224-228

  De Gelb, D ^a   Lenke, L ^b,c   Pond, J ^b  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Dural tear; Subluxation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE DISLOCATION; DURA MATER; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; LIQUORRHEA; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SPINE STABILIZATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

AGED; ARM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DISLOCATIONS; DURA MATER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LIGAMENTUM FLAVUM; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; RUPTURE; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SPINAL FUSION; TRACTION;

EID: 0031816774     PISSN: 00016462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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