Imaging of Spine Trauma

Approximately 3 million patients are evaluated annually for spinal trauma in the United States. Although there is a low incidence of vertebral fracture and spinal cord injury, the consequences of a missed spine injury are devastating. Imaging findings of spinal trauma may be subtle and missed injuries are associated with an increased incidence of neurologic damage.1

Source: Seminars in Roentgenology - January 21, 2016 Category: Radiology Authors: Bari Dane, Mark P. Bernstein Source Type: research