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Review
. 1986 Jan;17(1):15-30.

A practical classification of acute cervical spine injuries

J H Harris Jr, B Edeiken-Monroe, D R Kopaniky
  • PMID: 3511428
Review

A practical classification of acute cervical spine injuries

J H Harris Jr et al. Orthop Clin North Am. 1986 Jan.

Abstract

This article presents a practical classification of acute cervical spine injuries based on terminology with generally accepted and understood definitions, published results of experimentally produced acute injuries of the cervical spine, and the correlation of the radiographic and pathologic characteristics of the laboratory models with acute clinical injuries.

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