Two-part study. Part One: the analysis of surveys distributed to members of the Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA) and 1000 surgeon members of NASS. Part Two: a prospective clinical study evaluating a new algorithm to evaluate the cervical spine in polytrauma patients.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. miharris@wfubmc.edu