Unrecognized ligamentous instability due to high-energy, low-velocity mechanism of injury

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 139-141

  Dusseldorp, J R ^a   Ow Yang, M ^b   Mobbs, R J ^a  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Atlantoaxial joint; Cervical vertebrae; Ligamentous instability; Multiple trauma; Soft tissue injury; Spinal clearance; Spinal injuries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATLANTOAXIAL JOINT; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRUSH TRAUMA; HUMAN; LIGAMENT INJURY; MALE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINE FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRA BODY;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; AXIS; BONE SCREWS; CERVICAL ATLAS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FIBULA; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; LIGAMENTS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYRADICULOPATHY; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL FUSION; SPINAL INJURIES; TIBIA; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 72449191202     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2009.02.031     Document Type: Article

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