Cervical spine trauma associated with moderate and severe head injury: Incidence, risk factors, and injury characteristics

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 96, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2002, Pages 285-291

  Holly, Langston T ^a   Kelly, Daniel F ^a   Counelis, George J ^a   Blinman, Thane ^a   McArthur, David L ^a   Cryer, H Gill ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical spine injury; Spinal stabilization; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN HYPOXIA; BRAIN INJURY; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INCIDENCE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SPINE STABILIZATION; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0036127156     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/spi.2002.96.3.0285     Document Type: Article

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