Traumatic dislocation of the atlanto-occipital joint

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 875-878

  Govender, S ^a   Vlok, G J ^b   Fisher Jeffes, N ^c   Du Preez, C P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c 105 Panorama Medic Clinic   (South Africa)

^d NONE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATLANTOOCCIPITAL JOINT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; JOINT DISLOCATION; JOINT INJURY; MALE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0042529148     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.85b6.14092     Document Type: Article

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