Cervical spine clearance after trauma in children
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Cervical spine clearance in trauma patients
Injuries to the cervical spine occur in approximately 4% of trauma patients, including 8% of patientswho are unconscious or obtunded, and 3% of alert trauma presentations. Failure in detecting cervical spine injury in an efficient and timely manner in the acute clinical setting can result in catastrophic consequences involving permanent neurologic sequelae. As a result, clinical assessment and ...
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M.K. Sethi et al. (eds.), Orthopedic Traumatology: An Evidence-Based Approach, DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-3511-2_2, © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013
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EVIDENCE DEFINITIONS • Class I: Prospective randomized controlled trial. • Class II: Prospective clinical study or retrospective analysis of reliable data. Includes observational, cohort, prevalence, or case control studies. • Class III: Retrospective study. Includes database or registry reviews, large series of case reports, expert opinion. • Technology assessment: A technology study which doe...
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عنوان ژورنال: Neurosurgical Focus
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1092-0684
DOI: 10.3171/foc.2006.20.2.4