Torticollis in children: Can dynamic computed tomography help determine severity and treatment

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 766-770

  McGuire, Kevin J ^a,c   Silber, Jeff ^a   Flynn, John M ^b   Levine, Matthew ^a   Dormans, John P ^b  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atlantoaxial rotatory subluxation; Cervical spine; Dynamic computed tomography scan; Torticollis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ARTICLE; ATLANTOAXIAL SUBLUXATION; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT LIMITATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TORTICOLLIS;

ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; DISLOCATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TORTICOLLIS;

EID: 0036840506     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004694-200211000-00015     Document Type: Article

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