Helical computed tomography alone compared with plain radiographs with adjunct computed tomography to evaluate the cervical spine after high-energy trauma

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 87, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2388-2394

  McCulloch, Patrick T ^a   France, John ^a   Jones, Dina L ^a   Krantz, William ^b   Nguyen, Thuan Phuong ^b   Chambers, Craig ^b   Dorchak, Joe ^b   Mucha, Peter ^c  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE INJURY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 27544498901     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.E.00208     Document Type: Article

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