2011
Reproducibility of Radiographic Measurements for Subaxial Cervical Spine Trauma
Bono CM, Schoenfeld A, Rampersaud R, Levi A, Grauer J, Arnold P, Fehlings M, Dvorak M, Vaccaro AR. Reproducibility of Radiographic Measurements for Subaxial Cervical Spine Trauma. Spine 2011, 36: 1374-1379. PMID: 21587104, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0b013e318221e169.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubaxial cervical spine traumaVertebral body height lossCervical spine traumaSpine traumaPlain radiographsComputed tomographyHeight lossRadiographic measurementsAnterior vertebral body height lossSubaxial cervical spine injuriesSpine Trauma Study GroupCervical plain radiographsCervical spine injurySubaxial cervical injuriesImportance of imagingVertebral body translationPlain radiographic measurementsCT imagesCervical injuryPosterior tangent methodSpine injuriesRadiographic evaluationBACKGROUND DATAStudy groupKyphosis measurement
2009
The Assessment of Cervical Foramina With Oblique Radiographs: The Effect of Film Angle on Foraminal Area
Simpson AK, Sabino J, Whang P, Emerson JW, Grauer JN. The Assessment of Cervical Foramina With Oblique Radiographs: The Effect of Film Angle on Foraminal Area. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 2009, 22: 21-25. PMID: 19190430, DOI: 10.1097/bsd.0b013e3181639b62.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsForaminal areaEntire cervical spineCervical spineForaminal dimensionsCervical foraminaCervical radiographsOblique radiographsCervical spine levelsHuman cadaveric cervical spinesCadaveric cervical spine specimensUpper cervical spineCadaveric cervical spinesGood interobserver reliabilityCervical spine specimensRadiographic evaluationC7-T1BACKGROUND DATASpine levelRadiographsInterobserver reliabilityRight sideSpineForamen sizeSpine specimensFreehand method
2006
Subaxial cervical spine trauma.
Kwon BK, Vaccaro AR, Grauer JN, Fisher CG, Dvorak MF. Subaxial cervical spine trauma. Journal Of The American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2006, 14: 78-89. PMID: 16467183, DOI: 10.5435/00124635-200602000-00003.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsSubaxial cervical spine injuriesCervical spine injurySpinal cord injurySpine injuriesCord injuryAcute spinal cord injurySevere spinal cord injuryCertain injury patternsAdministration of methylprednisoloneSpinous process fractureSubaxial cervical injuriesAccurate clinical historyCareful physical examinationNeurologic statusDefinitive managementNonsurgical managementPatient factorsCervical injuryClosed reductionNeurologic impairmentProcess fracturesEmergent managementInjury patternsPhysical examinationRadiographic evaluation