Injuries missed by limited computed tomographic imaging of patients with cervical spine injuries. Ann Emerg Med. Published online ahead of print Sept. 5, 2005.

Background Judo is a martial art focused on the use of grasping the neck with the high risk of the cervical spine injury. Therefore on examination which qualifies to practicing judo, it is mandatory ...

The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility of using a high speed x-ray system (capable of 1000 frames/sec) to evaluate the bony kinematics of post mortem human surrogate (PMHS) cervical ...

Practice Published: 22 March 2008 Mid-line clefts of the cervical vertebrae – an incidental finding arising from cone beam computed tomography of the dental patient H. Popat, N. Drage & P ...

“Cross-examination and X-ray results showed that the patient had problems in the cervical cartilage between the fifth and sixth vertebrae and it was essential for him to undergo the surgery ...

One bone segment is a vertebra, and multiple bone segments are vertebrae. Ligaments and muscles connect these vertebrae, and a disc separates most of the vertebrae and acts like a cushion to absorb ...

Joseph Osorio, MD, PhD, performed the first cervical spine surgery using Carlsmed’s aprevo device, the company said July 28. The aprevo devices are designed with Carlsmed’s proprietary artificial ...

But both sloths and manatees are exceptions to this rule having abnormal numbers of cervical vertebrae. New research shows how such different species have evolved their unusual necks.

Markus Schairer fractured his fifth cervical vertebra during a quarterfinal race in snowboard cross at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, sailing through the air and landing gruesomely on his ...