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Are computed tomography scans adequate in assessing cervical spine pain following blunt trauma?

Sciubba DM, McLoughlin GS, Gokaslan ZL, Bydon A, Bessman E, Pantle H.

Emerg Med J. 2007 Nov;24(11):803-4.PMID: 17954851 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Role of clinical examination in screening for blunt cervical spine injury.

Gonzalez RP, Fried PO, Bukhalo M, Holevar MR, Falimirski ME.

J Am Coll Surg. 1999 Aug;189(2):152-7.PMID: 10437836 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A new cervical spine clearance protocol using computed tomography.

Barba CA, Taggert J, Morgan AS, Guerra J, Bernstein B, Lorenzo M, Gershon A, Epstein N.

J Trauma. 2001 Oct;51(4):652-6; discussion 656-7.PMID: 11586154 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The inefficiency of plain radiography to evaluate the cervical spine after blunt trauma.

Gale SC, Gracias VH, Reilly PM, Schwab CW.

J Trauma. 2005 Nov;59(5):1121-5.PMID: 16385289 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Value of complete cervical helical computed tomographic scanning in identifying cervical spine injury in the unevaluable blunt trauma patient with multiple injuries: a prospective study.

Berne JD, Velmahos GC, El-Tawil Q, Demetriades D, Asensio JA, Murray JA, Cornwell EE, Belzberg H, Berne TV.

J Trauma. 1999 Nov;47(5):896-902; discussion 902-3.PMID: 10568719 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Utility of flexion and extension radiographs of the cervical spine in the acute evaluation of blunt trauma.

Insko EK, Gracias VH, Gupta R, Goettler CE, Gaieski DF, Dalinka MK.

J Trauma. 2002 Sep;53(3):426-9.PMID: 12352475 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Exclusion of unstable cervical spine injury in obtunded patients with blunt trauma: is MR imaging needed when multi-detector row CT findings are normal?

Hogan GJ, Mirvis SE, Shanmuganathan K, Scalea TM.

Radiology. 2005 Oct;237(1):106-13.PMID: 16183927 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Use of flexion-extension radiographs of the cervical spine in blunt trauma.

Pollack CV Jr, Hendey GW, Martin DR, Hoffman JR, Mower WR; NEXUS Group.

Ann Emerg Med. 2001 Jul;38(1):8-11.PMID: 11423804 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Helical computed tomography alone compared with plain radiographs with adjunct computed tomography to evaluate the cervical spine after high-energy trauma.

McCulloch PT, France J, Jones DL, Krantz W, Nguyen TP, Chambers C, Dorchak J, Mucha P.

J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2005 Nov;87(11):2388-94.PMID: 16264112 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Use of plain radiography to screen for cervical spine injuries.

Mower WR, Hoffman JR, Pollack CV Jr, Zucker MI, Browne BJ, Wolfson AB; NEXUS Group.

Ann Emerg Med. 2001 Jul;38(1):1-7.PMID: 11423803 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

False-negative plain cervical spine x-rays in blunt trauma.

Besman A, Kaban J, Jacobs L, Jacobs LM.

Am Surg. 2003 Nov;69(11):1010-4.PMID: 14627267 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Radiographic clearance of blunt cervical spine injury: plain radiograph or computed tomography scan?

Griffen MM, Frykberg ER, Kerwin AJ, Schinco MA, Tepas JJ, Rowe K, Abboud J.

J Trauma. 2003 Aug;55(2):222-6; discussion 226-7.PMID: 12913629 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Evaluation of the lower spine after blunt trauma using abdominal computed tomographic scanning supplemented with lateral scanograms.

Gestring ML, Gracias VH, Feliciano MA, Reilly PM, Shapiro MB, Johnson JW, Klein W, Kauder DR, Schwab CW.

J Trauma. 2002 Jul;53(1):9-14.PMID: 12131382 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The early work-up for isolated ligamentous injury of the cervical spine: does computed tomography scan have a role?

Diaz JJ Jr, Aulino JM, Collier B, Roman C, May AK, Miller RS, Guillamondegui O, Morris JA Jr.

J Trauma. 2005 Oct;59(4):897-903; discussion 903-4.PMID: 16374279 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Clearing the cervical spine in critically injured patients: a comprehensive C-spine protocol to avoid unnecessary delays in diagnosis.

Platzer P, Jaindl M, Thalhammer G, Dittrich S, Wieland T, Vecsei V, Gaebler C.

Eur Spine J. 2006 Dec;15(12):1801-10. Epub 2006 Mar 15.PMID: 16538521 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Magnetic resonance imaging is not needed to clear cervical spines in blunt trauma patients with normal computed tomographic results and no motor deficits.

Schuster R, Waxman K, Sanchez B, Becerra S, Chung R, Conner S, Jones T.

Arch Surg. 2005 Aug;140(8):762-6.PMID: 16103286 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Prospective comparison of admission computed tomographic scan and plain films of the upper cervical spine in trauma patients with altered mental status.

Schenarts PJ, Diaz J, Kaiser C, Carrillo Y, Eddy V, Morris JA Jr.

J Trauma. 2001 Oct;51(4):663-8; discussion 668-9.PMID: 11586156 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Cervical spine clearance in blunt trauma: evaluation of a computed tomography-based protocol.

Sanchez B, Waxman K, Jones T, Conner S, Chung R, Becerra S.

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Detection of cervical spine injuries in alert, asymptomatic geriatric blunt trauma patients: who benefits from radiologic imaging?

Ong AW, Rodriguez A, Kelly R, Cortes V, Protetch J, Daffner RH.

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Computed tomography in the initial evaluation of the cervical spine.

Schleehauf K, Ross SE, Civil ID, Schwab CW.

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