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UNUSUAL FRACTURE DISLOCATIONS OF CERVICAL SPINE

UNUSUAL FRACTURE DISLOCATIONS OF CERVICAL SPINE This case history shows how severe an injury to the upper part of the cervical spine may be without any permanent disability. Several very unusual features in this case make it worthy of presentation. During May 1936, while working as a stevedore, the patient was struck on the back of the neck by a falling log, weighing 700 pounds, and knocked from the dock on which he was working to an adjacent lighter. He lost consciousness for several hours and was taken to a hospital, where he remained in bed for about a month and then was permitted up and about until he was discharged from the hospital about a week later. He sustained lacerations of the scalp and an injury to the upper part of the neck and stated that x-ray examination showed a fracture of one of the vertebrae. According to his story there was no vomiting or http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA American Medical Association

UNUSUAL FRACTURE DISLOCATIONS OF CERVICAL SPINE

Philips, Herman B.
JAMA , Volume 110 (16) – Apr 16, 1938
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American Medical Association
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Copyright © 1938 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
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0098-7484
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1538-3598
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10.1001/jama.1938.62790160001008
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Abstract

This case history shows how severe an injury to the upper part of the cervical spine may be without any permanent disability. Several very unusual features in this case make it worthy of presentation. During May 1936, while working as a stevedore, the patient was struck on the back of the neck by a falling log, weighing 700 pounds, and knocked from the dock on which he was working to an adjacent lighter. He lost consciousness for several hours and was taken to a hospital, where he remained in bed for about a month and then was permitted up and about until he was discharged from the hospital about a week later. He sustained lacerations of the scalp and an injury to the upper part of the neck and stated that x-ray examination showed a fracture of one of the vertebrae. According to his story there was no vomiting or

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Published: Apr 16, 1938

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