Author | Wimmer, Berthold. author |
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Title | Trauma of the Spine [electronic resource] : CT and MRI / by Berthold Wimmer, Erich Hofmann, Augustinus L. H. Jacob |
Imprint | Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1990 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-45666-4 |
Descript | XI, 90 p. online resource |
1 Basic Considerations -- A. Epidemiology and Statistics -- B. Descriptive and Sectional Anatomy -- C. Biomechanical Aspects, Stability and Fracture Classification -- D. Neurologic Symptoms in Spinal Trauma -- E. Advantages and Limitations of the Methods -- 2 Bone Injuries -- A. The Cervical Spine -- B. The Thoracolumbar Spine -- 3 Injuries of the Intervertebral Disk and Neural Tissues -- A. Injuries of the Intervertebral Disk -- B. Accompanying Injuries of the Neural Tissues and Their Coverings -- A. Diagnostic Procedure -- I. General Rules -- II. Efficacy of Imaging Methods in Spinal Trauma -- 1. Plain Film -- 2. Functional Examination -- 3. Computed Tomography -- 4. Magnetic Resonance Imaging -- 5. Myelography -- III. Sequence of Examinations -- 1. Diagnostic Imaging in Elective Treatment -- 2. Diagnostic Imaging in Urgent Treatment -- 3. Diagnostic Imaging in Life-threatening Lesions -- References