Diagnostic Accuracy and Prognostic Significance of Point-Of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) for Traumatic Cervical Spine in Emergency care setting: A Comparison of clinical outcomes between POCUS and Computed Tomography on a Cohort of 284 Cases and Review of Literature
Background: The cervical spine is injured in approximately 3% of major trauma patients, and 10% of patients with serious head injury. Therefore, clearance of the cervical spine in multitrauma patients is a critically important task. This is particularly important, considering that there is a positiv...
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Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2021-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine |
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Online Access: | http://www.jcvjs.com/article.asp?issn=0974-8237;year=2021;volume=12;issue=3;spage=257;epage=262;aulast=Ravikanth |