Unilateral cervical facet fracture: Presentation of two cases and literature review

Spinal Cord

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 466-472

  Kalayci, M ^a,b   Cagavi F ^a   Acikgoz B ^a  

^a Zonguldak Karaelmas Universitesi Tip Fakultesi   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Dislocation; Facet fracture; Spinal trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL FACET FRACTURE; CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; IMMOBILIZATION; JOINT INSTABILITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TURKEY (BIRD);

ADULT; BONE PLATES; BRACES; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISLOCATIONS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; JOINT INSTABILITY; LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NECK PAIN; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPINAL FUSION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

EID: 4243188056     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101623     Document Type: Review

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