Computed tomographic scanning of cervical spine fractures: Does it influence treatment?

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 338-343

  Katz, Mark A ^a   Beredjiklian, Pedro K ^b,c   Vresilovic, Edward J ^a   Tahernia, A David ^a   Gabriel, Josue P ^a   Chan, Peter S H ^a   Heppenstall, R Bruce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^c Apartment 9B ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical spine fracture; Computed tomography; Plain film; Treatment plan

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINE FRACTURE; STANDARD;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL FRACTURES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0033143566     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-199906000-00003     Document Type: Article

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