Risk factors of neurological lesions in low cervical spine fractures and dislocations

Eighty-nine patients with lower cervical spine fractures or dislocations were evaluated for risk factors of neurological lesion. The age, sex, level and pattern of fracture and sagittal diameter of the spinal canal were analysed. There were no significant differences on the age, gender, level and To...

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Main Authors: DANILO GONÇALVES COELHO, ALBERT V. B. BRASIL, NELSON PIRES FERREIRA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2000-12-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2000000600009&tlng=en