Health resource utilisation costs in acute patients with persistent midline cervical tenderness following road trauma

HM Ackland, R Wolfe, PA Cameron, DJ Cooper… - Injury, 2012 - Elsevier
INTRODUCTION: The costs associated with patients discharged with isolated clinician-
elicited persistent midline tenderness and negative computed tomography (CT) findings …

[PDF][PDF] Utility of MRI in blunt trauma patients with a normal cervical spine CT and persistent midline neck pain on palpation

JP DeMuro, S Simmons, K Smith, J Jax - Glob J Surg, 2013 - Citeseer
Introduction: The blunt trauma patient with a normal neurologic exam, and persistent midline
cervical spine tenderness remains a diagnostic challenge. The patient with a symptomatic …

Cervical spine clearance in trauma patients

HM Ackland, PA Cameron - The Indian Journal of Neurotrauma, 2012 - Elsevier
Injuries to the cervical spine occur in approximately 4% of trauma patients, including 8% of
patients who are unconscious or obtunded, and 3% of alert trauma presentations. 1 Failure …