Spinal Cord Injury Resulting From Injury Missed on CT Scan: The Danger of Relying on CT Alone for Collar Removal

BACKGROUND: Strict criteria have been used before removing cervical collars in patients with injuries who have midline pain or are unable to be reliably examined. This sometimes leads to prolonged immobilization in cervical collars or use of MRI to rule out injury. Several studies suggest a collar m...

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Main Authors: Gebauer, Gregory, Osterman, Meredith, Harrop, James, Vaccaro, Alexander
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Springer-Verlag 2012
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Symposium: Complications of Spine Surgery
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3348314/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22395870
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11999-012-2286-7
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