TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1992//
TI  - Is the cervical spine clear? Undetected cervical fractures diagnosed only at autopsy
JO  - Annals of emergency medicine
A1  - Sweeney, J. F.
A1  - Rosemurgy, A. S.
A1  - Gill, S.
A1  - Albrink, M. H.
SP  - 1288
EP  - 1290
VL  - 21
IS  - 10
N2  - Undetected cervical-spine injuries are a nemesis to both trauma surgeons and emergency physicians. Radiographic protocols have been developed to avoid missing cervical-spine fractures but are not fail-safe. Three case reports of occult cervical fractures documented at autopsy in the face of normal cervical-spine radiographs and computerized tomography scans are presented.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0196-0644
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -