What are the clinical and radiological characteristics of spinal injuries from physical abuse: A systematic review

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 355-360

  Kemp, A M ^a   Joshi, A H ^b   Mann, M ^a   Tempest, V ^a   Liu, A ^c   Holden, S ^c   Maguire, S ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ANEURIN BEVAN UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; FRACTURE DISLOCATION; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INFANT; KYPHOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL ABUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SACRUM INJURY; SPINE INJURY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORAX INJURY;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SPINAL INJURIES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77953783743     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2009.169110     Document Type: Article

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