Unusual cervical spine injury in a 1 year old

Injury

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 316-319

  Winter, S C A ^a   Quaghebeur, G ^b   Richards, P G ^b  

^a MUSGROVE PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; BONE GRAFT; CENTRAL CORD SYNDROME; CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; FLACCID PARALYSIS; HUMAN; NERVE ROOT INJURY; ORTHOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROID THERAPY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; SPINAL FRACTURES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037401250     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(02)00206-1     Document Type: Article

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