Ankylosing spondylitis : Inadvertent application of a rigid collar after cervical fracture, leading to neurological complications and death

Acta Orthopaedica Belgica

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 413-415

  Clarke, Andrew ^a,b   James, Stuart ^a   Ahuja, Sashin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ankylosing spondylitis; Cervical spine; Fracture; Quadriplegia; Rigid collar

Indexed keywords

ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; FALLING; FATALITY; HUMAN; INJURY; KYPHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORTHOTICS; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINE FRACTURE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; KYPHOSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING;

EID: 77954616162     PISSN: 00016462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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