Magnetic resonance imaging of the alar and transverse ligaments in acute whiplash-associated disorders 1 and 2: A cross-sectional controlled study

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Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Vetti, Nils ^a,b   Kråkenes, Jostein ^a,b   Damsgaard, Eivind ^a   Rørvik, Jarle ^a,b   Gilhus, Nils Erik ^a,b   Espeland, Ansgar ^a,b  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

acute whiplash associated disorder; alar ligament; magnetic resonance imaging; transverse ligament; WAD

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE MARROW; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; LIGAMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK PAIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WHIPLASH ASSOCIATED DISORDER GRADE 1; WHIPLASH ASSOCIATED DISORDER GRADE 2; WHIPLASH INJURY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; WHIPLASH INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952994071     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181da21a9     Document Type: Article

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