Cervical spine injury: how easy to miss!
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
Acute injuries of the cervical spine are not uncommonly missed on the initial examination. In a study of 48 patients of acute injury of the cervical spine, the diagnosis was missed initially in 8 patients. The common reasons for missed diagnosis had been, head injury in 3 patients, polytrauma in 2, inadequate or improper radiologic examination in 2 and erroneous diagnosis in one case. Neurologic status was worsened in one patient because of delayed diagnosis.
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Assunto principal:
Traumatismos da Coluna Vertebral
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Humanos
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Erros de Diagnóstico
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
Idioma:
Inglês
Ano de publicação:
1992
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