Congenital defect of the atlas and axis. A cause of misdiagnose when evaluating an acute neck trauma

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 840.e1-840.e2

  Caro, Francisco Álvarez ^a   Prieto, Marcelino Pumarada ^b   Berciano, Francisco Álvarez ^c  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO CENTRAL DE ASTURIAS   (Spain)

^b Hospital del Oriente   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATLAS; AXIS; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CHILDHOOD INJURY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; MALE; NECK INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VERTEBRA MALFORMATION;

EID: 50849136219     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.01.038     Document Type: Article

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