Is magnetic resonance imaging essential in clearing the cervical spine in obtunded patients with blunt trauma?

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 544-549

  Como, John ^a   Thompson, Marsha A ^a   And erson, James S ^a   Shah, Rajiv ^a   Claridge, Jeffrey A ^a   Yowler, Charles J ^a   Malangoni, Mark A ^a  

^a METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Magnetic resonance imaging; Obtunded blunt trauma patients

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; LENGTH OF STAY; LIGAMENT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE INJURY; STATISTICS;

ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LENGTH OF STAY; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL INJURIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 38449098270     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31812e51ae     Document Type: Article

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