Session VII - Spine Friday, October 21, 2005

A Prospective Comparison of Helical CT Alone versus Plain Films with Adjunct CT for Radiographic Evaluation of the Cervical Spine in Trauma Patients

Patrick T. McCulloch, MD (a-Jon Michael Moore Trauma Center,

West Virginia University Grant); John C. France, MD (n);

Dina L. Jones, PhD (n); W. Krantz (n); T. Nguyen (n); C. Chambers (n);

Joe Dorchak (n); P. Mucha (n);

West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA

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Fri., 10/21/05 Spine, Paper #29, 3:06 pm

Timing of Thoracic Spine Stabilization in Trauma Patients: Impact on Clinical Course and Outcome

Christian Schinkel, MD, FACS (n); Andrej Kmetic, MD (n); Gert Muhr, MD (n); AG Polytrauma DGU (German National Trauma Registry)

BG Kliniken Bergmannsheil; Ruhr-University, Bochum, Germany

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