Use of flexion and extension radiographs of the cervical spine to rule out acute instability in patients with negative computed tomography scans

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 51-56

  Khan, Safdar N ^a   Erickson, Gregory ^a   Sena, Matthew J ^b   Gupta, Munish C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

cervical spine trauma; CT scans; flexion extension radiographs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BLUNT TRAUMA; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FLEXOR REFLEX; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LIGAMENT INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINE INSTABILITY;

ADULT; ARTHROGRAPHY; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING; X-RAY FILM; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

EID: 78650784504     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e3181dc54bf     Document Type: Article

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