Journal article
Acutely unstable cervical spine injury with normal CT scan findings: MRI detects ligamentous injury
Journal of clinical neuroscience, Vol.24, pp.165-167
02/2016
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2015.09.004
PMID: 26601812
Abstract
MRI can detect ligamentous injury not detectable with CT scan. The authors present a trauma patient with normal CT imaging despite dislocation on standing radiograph. MRI detected disruption of the C5-C6 posterior ligamentous complex that requires surgery.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Acutely unstable cervical spine injury with normal CT scan findings: MRI detects ligamentous injury
- Creators
- Andrew M Erwood - Department of Neurosurgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA. Electronic address: aerwood3@gmail.comTaylor J Abel - Department of Neurosurgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242, USAAndrew J Grossbach - Department of Neurosurgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242, USARaheel Ahmed - Department of Neurosurgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242, USANader S Dahdaleh - Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USABrian J Dlouhy - Department of Neurosurgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of clinical neuroscience, Vol.24, pp.165-167
- Publisher
- Scotland
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jocn.2015.09.004
- PMID
- 26601812
- ISSN
- 0967-5868
- eISSN
- 1532-2653
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 02/2016
- Academic Unit
- Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Neurosurgery
- Record Identifier
- 9984040227602771
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