Reliability and necessity of dynamic computerized tomography in diagnosis of atlantoaxial rotatory subluxation

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 763-765

  Alanay, Ahmet ^a   Hicazi, Abdusselam ^a   Acaroglu, Emre ^a   Yazici, Muharrem ^a   Aksoy, Cemalettin ^a   Cila, Aysenur ^a   Akalan, Nejat ^a   Surat, Adil ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Atlantoaxial rotatory subluxation; Dynamic computerized tomography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATLANTOAXIAL SUBLUXATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; TORTICOLLIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISLOCATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TORTICOLLIS;

EID: 0036840989     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004694-200211000-00014     Document Type: Article

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