Indications of Philadelphia collar in the treatment of upper cervical injuries

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 33-37

  Cosan, T E ^a   Tel, E ^a   Arslantas, A ^a   Vural, M ^a   Guner, A I ^a  

^a ESKISEHIR OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Philadelphia collar; Upper cervical injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLASSIFICATION; DISLOCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODONTOID PROCESS; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE FRACTURE;

ADULT; AGED; BRACES; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DISLOCATIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODONTOID PROCESS; SPINAL FRACTURES;

EID: 0035291373     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063110-200103000-00007     Document Type: Article

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