Undetected Hangman's fracture in a patient referred for physical therapy for the treatment of neck pain following trauma

Physical Therapy

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 98-104

  Ross, Michael D ^a   Cheeks, John M ^b  

^a DAVID GRANT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; HUMAN; MALE; NECK INJURY; NECK PAIN; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; SURGEON; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT PLANNING;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SPINAL FRACTURES;

EID: 37549000086     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20070033     Document Type: Article

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