Is there an association between fractures of the cervical spine and first- and second-rib fractures?

Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 41-43

  Logan, P Mark ^a  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cervical spine injury; First rib; Rib fracture

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DIVING; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RIB FRACTURE; SCHOOL CHILD; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RIB FRACTURES; SPINAL FRACTURES;

EID: 0032906529     PISSN: 00082902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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