Citation

Barton D, Allen M, Finlay D, Belton I. Arch. Emerg. Med. 1993; 10(3): 197-202.

Affiliation

Accident & Emergency Department, Leicester Royal Infirmary.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8216594

PMCID

PMC1285988

Abstract

Despite the frequency with which whiplash injuries present to accident and emergency (A&E) departments, there lacks an objective investigation to define the severity of the initial injury or the morbidity that may ensue. Following reports on the effectiveness of isotope bone scanning for soft tissue and ligament injuries a study was undertaken of isotope scanning of whiplash injuries. The objectives of the study were to isolate the anatomic site of the injury and to quantify the severity of the injury with relation to the concentration of isotope uptake and subsequent morbidity.

Language: en