An Adult Bilateral Atlantoaxial Rotary Dislocation Caused by Airbag Inflation

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 572-576

  Chen, Jyi Feng ^a   Lee, Shih Tseng ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATLANTOAXIAL DISLOCATION; ATLANTOAXIAL SUBLUXATION; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FRACTURE; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; TORTICOLLIS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ADULT; AIR BAGS; ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; DISLOCATIONS; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0034773145     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200109000-00027     Document Type: Article

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