The use of forced flexion/extension views in the obtunded trauma patient

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 587-591

  Griffiths, Harry J ^a,b   Wagner, Jason ^a   Anglen, Jeff ^a   Bunn, Paul ^a   Metzler, Michael ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH JACKSONVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical fractures; Cervical spine; Cervical trauma; Flexion views; Forced extension

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; BRACE; CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; DEATH; DISEASE EXACERBATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; JOINT FUNCTION; LIGAMENT INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE SURGERY; TIME; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; X RAY FILM;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HUMANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FRACTURES; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0036938655     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00256-002-0545-5     Document Type: Article

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