Analysis of cervical injuries in persons with head injuries

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 23-26

  Hitosugi, Masahito ^a   Maegawa, Mayumi ^a   Motozawa, Yasuki ^b   Kido, Masahito ^a   Kawato, Hitoshi ^a   Nagai, Toshiaki ^a   Tokudome, Shogo ^a  

^a DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HONDA R AND D CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Cervical spine; Hyperextension; Injury; Traffic accident

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; AUTOPSY; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYING; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; SURVIVAL TIME; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ABBREVIATED INJURY SCALE; ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HEMATOMA, EPIDURAL, SPINAL; HEMATOMA, SUBDURAL; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL FRACTURES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 67650738743     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAF.0b013e3181651b8a     Document Type: Article

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