Computed tomography diagnosis of facet dislocations: The "hamburger bun" and "reverse hamburger bun" signs

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 387-394

  Daffner, Scott D ^a   Daffner, Richard H ^b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Dislocation; Facets; Imaging; Spine

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISLOCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING;

BIOMECHANICS; DISLOCATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL INJURIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

EID: 0036862228     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(02)00577-2     Document Type: Article

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