Atlanto-occipital subluxation/dislocation: A 'survivable' injury in children

American Surgeon

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 317-320

  Shamoun, John M ^a   Riddick, Leroy ^b   Powell, Randall W ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences   (United States)

^c Division of Pediatric Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATLANTOOCCIPITAL JOINT; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE DISLOCATION; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SURVIVAL RATE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0032921145     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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