THE POSTERIOR CERVICAL LINE - A RADIODIAGNOSTIC PARAMETER OF THE INFANTIL CERVICAL-SPINE

Authors
SCHWARZ N
Citation
N. Schwarz, THE POSTERIOR CERVICAL LINE - A RADIODIAGNOSTIC PARAMETER OF THE INFANTIL CERVICAL-SPINE, Der Unfallchirurg, 101(7), 1998, pp. 557-559
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,"Emergency Medicine & Critical Care",Orthopedics
Journal title
Der Unfallchirurg → ACNP
ISSN journal
01775537
Volume
101
Issue
7
Year of publication
1998
Pages
557 - 559
Database
ISI
SICI code
0177-5537(1998)101:7<557:TPCL-A>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
The Posterior Cervical line helps to differentiate pseudosubluxation f rom true dislocation C 2/3 in children. But the line can also be used to recognize other pathologic conditions of the upper cervical spine i n children, like atlanto-axial sagittal instability or rotatory disloc ation.