Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has become the gold standard for imaging neurological
tissues including the spinal cord. The use of MRI for imaging in the acute management of …

Blunt traumatic vertebral injury (TVAI) is frequently associated with head and neck injury and
is being detected with increasing frequency due to improved imaging of the trauma patient …

Study Design. A prospective study using magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) on a
consecutive cohort of patients with cervical spine injuries. Objective. To investigate clinical …

BACKGROUND: Vertebral artery injury (VAI) after blunt cervical trauma has been
considered to be rare. The incidence of VAI has increased dramatically within the last …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to report on the incidence, diagnosis and clinical
manifestation of VAI following cervical spine injuries observed in a prospective …

Ethical concerns have hindered any randomised control blinded studies on the imaging
required to assess the cervical spine in an unconscious trauma patient. The issue has been …

With an official population of 40 million and 11 languages, South Africa embraces a diverse
collection of races and cultures; however, since the end of apartheid in South Africa, it has …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The incidence of blunt traumatic vertebral artery
dissection/thrombosis varies widely in published trauma series and is associated with spinal …

Growing evidence supports the effectiveness of manual therapy interventions in patients
with neck pain; however, considerable attention has also been afforded to the potential risks …

Traumatic cervical artery dissection (TCAD) is a complication of severe blunt head or neck
trauma, the main cause being motor vehicle accidents. TCAD are increasingly recognized …