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Diagnosing purely ligamentous injuries of the cervical spine in the unconscious trauma patient

2004; Wiley; Volume: 77; Issue: 916 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1259/bjr/21904093

1748-880X

Joshua Harrison, Simon Ostlere,

Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology

CommentaryDiagnosing purely ligamentous injuries of the cervical spine in the unconscious trauma patientJ L Harrison and S J OstlereJ L Harrison1University of Oxford Medical School, William Osler House and 2Department of Radiology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, UKSearch for more papers by this author and S J Ostlere1University of Oxford Medical School, William Osler House and 2Department of Radiology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, UKSearch for more papers by this authorPublished Online:13 Feb 2014https://doi.org/10.1259/bjr/21904093SectionsPDF/EPUBFull Text ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail About References 1 Ajani AE, Cooper DJ, Scheinkestel CD, Laidlaw J, Tuxen DV. Optimal assessment of cervical spine trauma in critically ill patients: a prospective evaluation. Anaesth Intensive Care 1998;26:487–91. 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