The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 195, Issue 2 , Pages 170-173 , February 2008

Cervical spine fractures in geriatric blunt trauma patients with low-energy mechanism: are clinical predictors adequate?

  • Sherwin P. Schrag, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Trauma/Surgical Critical Care, St. Luke’s Hospital and University of Pennsylvania Trauma Network, 801 Ostrum St., Bethlehem, PA 18015, USA
    • ,
  • Lori J. Toedter, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA, USA
    • ,
  • Nathaniel McQuay Jr., M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Trauma/Surgical Critical Care, St. Luke’s Hospital and University of Pennsylvania Trauma Network, 801 Ostrum St., Bethlehem, PA 18015, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-610-954-2202; fax: +1-610-954-2220.

Received 24 May 2007 ,Revised 25 September 2007

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PII: S0002-9610(07)00829-X

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.09.029

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 195, Issue 2 , Pages 170-173 , February 2008

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