Neurologic sequelae of penetrating cervical trauma

Spine

Volumn 34, Issue 24, 2009, Pages 2646-2653

  Vanderlan, Wesley B ^a,b   Tew, Beverly E ^a   Seguin, Cara Y ^b   Mata, Melanie M ^b   Yang, James J ^c   Horst, H Mathilda ^b   Obeid, Farouck N ^b   McSwain, Norman E ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical spine instability; Neurologic sequelae; Penetrating cervical trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE; CERVICAL SPINE IMMOBILIZATION; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE INSTABILITY; SPINE STABILIZATION; STAB WOUND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRACES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK INJURIES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SPINAL INJURIES; TRAUMA CENTERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS, PENETRATING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72849146200     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181bd9df1     Document Type: Article

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