Cervical injuries;
Spinal fractures;
Atlas;
Odontoid process;
Canadian C-spine rule;
D O I:
10.1007/s00337-011-0894-z
中图分类号:
R49 [康复医学];
学科分类号:
100215 ;
摘要:
The case of a dangerous cervical spine injury is presented from the perspective of the family doctor and manual therapist. An elderly patient with a fracture of the dens axis first developed neurological symptoms 4 days after the trauma. The early evaluation of the situation using the criteria of the Canadian C-spine rules could possibly have helped to diagnose the fracture earlier.