Management of cervical spine injuries in athletes

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 126-134

  Bailes, Julian E ^a   Petschauer, Meredith ^b   Guskiewicz, Kevin M ^b,c   Marano, Gary ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Catastrophic injuries; Neck injury; Quadriplegia; Spinal stenosis

Indexed keywords

BROWN SEQUARD SYNDROME; CENTRAL CORD SYNDROME; CERVICAL SPINE DISLOCATION; CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; MEDLINE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; QUADRIPLEGIA; REVIEW; SPORT INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS;

EID: 34250002224     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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