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. 1994 Dec;34(12):721-7.

[Fractures of the cervical spine. Diagnosis in multiple trauma patients]

[Article in German]
T M Link  1 , G Schuierer, A Hufendiek, P E Peters
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  • PMID: 7855242

[Fractures of the cervical spine. Diagnosis in multiple trauma patients]

[Article in German]
T M Link et al. Radiologe. 1994 Dec.

Abstract

The purpose of our study was to analyze diagnostic procedures of the cervical spine in severely traumatized patients. Findings in plain radiographs and computed radiography of 234 patients were evaluated. The image quality of the plain radiographs was examined. Casualty reports were evaluated retrospectively. Frequency, distribution and morphology of cervical spine fractures were analyzed: 44 fractures in 35 patients were diagnosed, most of the fractures were located in C2 (20/44). Twenty of the fractures diagnosed in CT were not diagnosed in plain radiography and 7 fractures were uncertain findings; 5 fractures were not detected at the casualty site. A new screening procedure in patients with severe head injury is introduced.

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