Fracture of the first cervical vertebra in a high school football player: A case report

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 159-162

  Trupiano, Tim P ^a   Sampson, Michelle L ^b   Weise, Marc W ^c  

^a Citrus Memorial Hospital   (United States)

^b MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Orthopedic Sports Medicine Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Athletic injury; Atlas; C1; Jefferson fracture

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042974472     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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