Occipital condylar fractures: Review of the literature and case report

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 665-669

  Alcelik, I ^a   Manik, K S ^b   Sian, P S ^c   Khoshneviszadeh, S E ^d  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BRADFORD ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATLANTOOCCIPITAL JOINT; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CRANIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FRACTURE IMMOBILIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKULL RADIOGRAPHY; SPINAL PAIN; SPLINT; SWELLING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRA DISLOCATION;

ADULT; CRANIAL NERVE DISEASES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; OCCIPITAL BONE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; SKULL FRACTURES; SPINAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646844642     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.88B5.16598     Document Type: Review

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