Clearing the cervical spine in victims of blunt assault to the head and neck: What is necessary?

American Surgeon

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 326-331

  Patton Jr , Joe H ^a   Kralovich, Kurt A ^a   Cuschieri, Joseph ^a   Gasparri, Mario ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK INJURY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MICHIGAN; NECK INJURIES; SPINAL INJURIES; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0034040498     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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