Airbags and children: A spectrum of C-spine injuries

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 811-816

  Giguere J F ^a   St Vil, D ^a   Turmel, A ^a   Di Lorenzo, M ^a   Pothel, C ^a   Manseau, S ^a   Mercier, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Airbags; Alar ligament; Atlantooccipital dislocation; C spine injury

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; ATLANTOOCCIPITAL JOINT; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECCHYMOSIS; FACE BURN; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; HYPHEMA; MALE; PRIAPISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD TRANSSECTION; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WHIPLASH INJURY;

EID: 0031867799     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(98)90648-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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