Flexion-extension cervical spine plain films compared with MRI in the diagnosis of ligamentous injury

American Surgeon

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 595-598

  Duane, Therèse M ^a   Cross, Justin ^a   Scarcella, Nicholas ^a   Wolfe, Luke G ^a   Mayglothling, Julie ^a   Aboutanos, Michel B ^a   Whelan, James F ^a   Malhotra, Ajai K ^a   Ivatury, Rao R ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FALLING; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; GOLD STANDARD; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMAGING AND DISPLAY; INJURY SCALE; JOINT MOBILITY; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; LIGAMENT INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953587466     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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