Measurement techniques for upper cervical spine injuries: Consensus statement of the Spine Trauma Study Group

Spine

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 593-600

  Bono, Christopher M ^a   Vaccaro, Alexander R ^a   Fehlings, Michael ^a   Fisher, Charles ^a   Dvorak, Marcel ^a   Ludwig, Steven ^a   Harrop, James ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography reconstructions; Dislocation; Fracture; Measurements; Radiographic; Trauma; Upper cervical spine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATLANTOAXIAL JOINT; CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSENSUS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OCCIPITAL BONE; ODONTOID PROCESS; ODONTOID PROCESS FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SPINE INSTABILITY; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; STANDARDIZATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HUMANS; RADIOGRAPHY; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33947172488     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000257345.21075.a7     Document Type: Article

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