Spinal cord injury in a 14-year-old male secondary to cervical hyperflexion with exercise

Spinal Cord

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 192-195

  Dickerman, R D ^a,d   Mittler, M A ^b,c   Warshaw, C ^c   Epstein, J A ^c  

^a North Texas Neurosurgical Associates   (United States)

^b SCHNEIDER CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c LONG ISLAND JEWISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d North Texas Neurosurgical Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Athletes; Biomechanics; Flexion; Spinal cord injury; Spondylosis

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE;

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADOLESCENT; ARM; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; EMERGENCY WARD; FOLLOW UP; HAND; HEAD; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE EXERCISE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; RIGIDITY; SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA; SPASTIC PARESIS; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SYMPTOM; TASK PERFORMANCE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; WRESTLING;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; EXERCISE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33644809266     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101806     Document Type: Article

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