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2667407

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-8-28
pubmed:abstractText
Unstable injury of the cervical spine must be considered in all victims of blunt trauma. To evaluate the role of limited, directed computed tomography (CT) in the initial evaluation of the cervical spine, a one-year study involving 104 high-risk patients was undertaken. Sensitivity was 0.78 overall, but in the group of patients scanned after inadequate plain radiographs, CT had a sensitivity of 1.0 for unstable cervical injury. All false-negative studies involved atlantoaxial rotary subluxation. We conclude that limited, directed CT of the cervical spine is appropriate in the initial evaluation of patients at risk, particularly if plain radiographs are inadequate, but is of limited value in the evaluation of ligamentous injury of the upper cervical spine.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0196-0644
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
815-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Computed tomography in the initial evaluation of the cervical spine.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, UMDNJ/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Camden.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article