Cervical spine injuries

Current Orthopaedics

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-16

  Timothy, Jake ^a   Towns, Gerry ^a   Girn, H S ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cervical vertebrae; Spinal cord injury; Trauma

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ATLANTOOCCIPITAL JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE INJURY; BRACE; CENTRAL CORD SYNDROME; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HUMAN; JOINT DISLOCATION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SURGICAL APPROACH;

EID: 2342650226     PISSN: 02680890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cuor.2004.02.005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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