A previously unrecognized connection between occipital condyle fractures and internal carotid artery injuries (carotid and condyles)

Emergency Radiology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 192-195

  Chen, James Y ^a   Soares, Gregory ^a   Lambiase, Robert ^a   Murphy, Timothy ^a   Biffl, Walter ^a  

^a RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATLAS; CAROTID ARTERY INJURY; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIAL NERVE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FORAMEN MAGNUM; HUMAN; OCCIPITAL CONDYLE FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKULL; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; CAROTID ARTERY INJURIES; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; OCCIPITAL BONE; SKULL FRACTURES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33744748036     PISSN: 10703004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10140-006-0471-2     Document Type: Article

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