CT study of craniovertebral rotation in whiplash injury

European Spine Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 38-43

  Patijn, J ^a   Wilmink, J ^b   Ter Linden, F H J ^c   Kingma, H ^b  

^a Institute for Manual Medicine   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Diaconessenhuis   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alar ligaments; Cervical spine; Relative rotation value; Rotatory CT scan; WAD

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; ROTATION; WHIPLASH INJURY;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ROTATION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WHIPLASH INJURIES;

EID: 0035257211     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005860000212     Document Type: Article

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