The importance of evaluating all seven cervical vertebrae in the trauma patient: a case report

The cervical spine is injured in approximately 3% of major trauma patients and 10% of patients with serious head injury. We present a patient in whom an unstable cervical spine, without neurological deficit, resulting from a traffic accident was misdiagnosed as normal in the emergency room. Although...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Turkish neurosurgery 2007-04, Vol.17 (2), p.152-154
Hauptverfasser:	Iş, Merih, Karataş, Ayşe, Akyüz, Fevzullah, Gezen, Ferruh
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Accidents, Traffic Cervical Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging Cervical Vertebrae - injuries Diagnostic Errors Fracture Fixation, Internal Humans Joint Dislocations - diagnostic imaging Male Middle Aged Neck Pain - etiology Neurosurgical Procedures Spinal Injuries - diagnosis Spinal Injuries - diagnostic imaging Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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