Unilateral avulsion fracture of the transverse atlantal ligament: Successful treatment in a rigid cervical collar

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 382-384

  Pennington, Richard G C ^a   Gnanalingham, K K ^a,b   Van Dellen, J R ^a  

^a CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Avulsion fracture; Conservative management; Transverse ligament

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATLANTOAXIAL DISLOCATION; AVULSION FRACTURE; BONE INJURY; BRACE; CASE REPORT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; BRACES; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MALE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 9644260816     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688690400005164     Document Type: Article

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