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
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