Cervical spine radiology
| Autor: | Roger W. Bury, Robert J. Johnson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
musculoskeletal diseases
medicine.medical_specialty Ankylosing spondylitis business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Radiography respiratory system musculoskeletal system Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine medicine.disease Cervical spine respiratory tract diseases Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine Perioperative care medicine Airway management Radiology business |
| Zdroj: | Anaesthesia & Intensive Care Medicine. 15:260-262 |
| ISSN: | 1472-0299 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.mpaic.2014.03.002 |
| Popis: | The lateral cervical spine radiograph is frequently utilized in the assessment of trauma patients and in perioperative care. Used in conjunction with a thorough clinical assessment it can demonstrate an unstable spine, be it due to trauma or rheumatological disease, thus alerting the anaesthetist of the need for advanced precautions in airway management. In this article we review a systematic approach to the lateral cervical spine radiograph focussing on unstable cervical spines. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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