Avulsion transverse ligament injuries in children: Successful treatment with nonoperative management. Report of three cases

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 96, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2002, Pages 338-342

  Lo, Patrick A ^a   Drake, James M ^a   Hedden, Douglas ^a   Narotam, Pradeep ^a   Dirks, Peter B ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Avulsion injury; Cervical spine injury; Children; Halo vest; Spinal ligament

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE IMMOBILIZATION; HUMAN; LIGAMENT INJURY; MALE; NECK INJURY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS; MALE; SPINAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036127109     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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