Occult ligamentous injury of the cervical spine

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 974-976

  Robert III, Kearny Q ^b   Ricciardi, James E ^b   Harris, Mitchel B ^b   Buechter, Kennan J ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; INJURY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LIGAMENT; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE INJURY;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; SPINAL INJURIES;

EID: 0034298059     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-200093100-00005     Document Type: Article

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