Diagnostic determinants of craniocervical distraction injury in adults

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 192, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 52-58

  Chang, Wilbur ^a   Alexander, Melvin T ^b   Mirvis, Stuart E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b National Study Center for Trauma and Emergency Medical Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

Atlas; Axis; Craniocervical distraction injuries; CT; Spine; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIOCERVICAL DISTRACTION INJURY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKULL BASE FRACTURE;

ADULT; ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; ATLANTO-OCCIPITAL JOINT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; SKULL BASE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRAUMA, NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 58149250285     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.07.3993     Document Type: Article

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