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• Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine 16th Ed.-2005: Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 15. Back and Neck Pain: Table of contents
    • Introduction: Access document
    • Anatomy of the Spine: Access document
    • Causes of Back Pain: Access document
    • Treatment: Access document
    • Further Reading: Access document
  • Chapter 356. Diseases of the Spinal Cord: Table of contents
    • Introduction: Access document
    • Approach to the Patient: Access document
    • Acute and Subacute Spinal Cord Diseases: Access document
    • Medical Rehabilitation of Spinal Cord Disorders: Access document
    • Further Reading: Access document
• Browner: Skeletal Trauma: Basic Science, Management, and Reconstruction, 3rd ed.-2003 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Section II - Spine
    • Chapter 25 - Initial Evaluation and Emergency Treatment of the Spine-Injured Patient: Access document
      • Basic Considerations: Access document
      • Management: Access document
      • Special Considerations: Access document
      • References: Access document
    • Chapter 26 - Spinal Imaging: Access document
      • Introduction: Access document
      • Diagnostic Imaging of the Cervical Spine: Access document
      • Imaging Approach to the Potentially Injured Cervical Spine: Access document
      • Diagnostic Modalities in Imaging Spinal Trauma: Advantages and Limitations: Access document
      • Imaging Spinal Trauma in Preexisting Pathologic Conditions: Access document
      • References: Access document
    • Chapter 27 - Management Techniques for Spinal Injuries: Access document
      • Introduction: Access document
      • Cervical Traction: Access document
      • Spinal Bracing: Access document
      • Specific Beds for Spine-Injured Patients: Access document
      • Nonoperative Management of Specific Spinal Injuries: Access document
      • Surgical Management of Cervical and Thoracolumbar Injuries: Access document
      • References: Access document
    • Chapter 28 - Injuries of the Cervicocranium: Access document
      • Introduction: Access document
      • Anatomy: Access document
      • Occipital Condyle Fractures: Access document
      • Occipitoatlantal Dislocations: Access document
      • Atlas Fractures: Access document
      • Atlantoaxial Instability: Access document
      • Atlantoaxial Rotatory Subluxations and Dislocations: Access document
      • Odontoid Fractures: Access document
      • Fractures in Older Patients: Access document
      • C2 Lateral Mass Fractures: Access document
      • Traumatic Spondylolisthesis of the Axis: Access document
      • Surgical Techniques: Access document
      • References: Access document
      • References: Access document
    • Chapter 29 - Injuries of the Lower Cervical Spine: Access document
      • Introduction: Access document
      • Injury Patterns: Access document
      • Cervical Imaging: Access document
      • Treatment: Access document
      • Outcome: Access document
      • Special Considerations: Access document
      • Injury Prevention: Access document
      • Summary: Access document
      • References: Access document
      • References: Access document
    • Chapter 34 - Complications in the Treatment of Spinal Trauma: Access document
      • Introduction: Access document
      • Complications of Nonoperative Treatment: Access document
      • Complications of Operative Treatment: Access document
      • Vascular and Soft Tissue Complications: Access document
      • Summary: Access document
      • References: Access document
• Canale: Campbell's Operative Orthopaedics 10th Ed.-2003 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 34 - Spinal Anatomy and Surgical Approaches: Access document
    • Anatomy of Vertebral Column: Access document
    • Anatomy of Cervical, Thoracic, and Lumbar Pedicles: Access document
    • Circulation of Spinal Cord: Access document
    • Surgical Approaches: Access document
    • References: Access document
  • Chapter 35 - Fractures, Dislocations, and Fracture-Dislocations of Spine: Access document
    • Introduction: Access document
    • Evaluation of Spinal Injury: Access document
    • Spinal Cord Syndromes: Access document
    • Emergency Room Management: Access document
    • Cervical Spine Injuries: Access document
• DeLee: DeLee and Drez's Orthopaedic Sports Medicine 2nd Ed.-2003 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 20 - Cervical Spine: Access document
    • Section A Cervical Spine Injuries in the Adult: Access document
      • Emergency Management: Access document
      • Cervical Spine Injuries: Access document
      • Prevention: Access document
      • Pathophysiology of Cervical Cord Injury as It Relates to the Principles of Cord Resuscitation: Access document
      • Clinical Correlation: Access document
      • Management Implications: Principles of Cervical Cord Resuscitation: Access document
      • Criteria Used to Gauge Return to Contact Activities after Cervical Spine Injury: Access document
      • References: Access document
• Ferri: Ferri's Clinical Advisor: Instant Diagnosis and Treatment-2006 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Section III - Clinical Algorithms: Access document
    • Fracture, Bone: Access document
• Goldman: Cecil Textbook of Medicine 22nd Ed.-2004 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Part XXV - Neurology: Access document
    • Chapter 423 - Approach to the Patient with Neurologic Disease: Access document
      • Introduction: Access document
      • [Approach to the Patient with Neurologic Disease]: Access document
      • Suggested Reading: Access document
    • Chapter 430 - Spinal Cord Injury: Access document
      • Introduction: Access document
      • [Spinal Cord Injury]: Access document
      • Suggested Reading: Access document
• Rakel: Textbook of Family Practice 6th Ed.-2002 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 39 - Orthopedics: Access document
    • Fractures: Access document
    • Suggested Readings: Access document
• Sabiston: Textbook of Surgery 17th Ed.-2004 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 20 - Management of Acute Trauma: Access document
    • Introduction: Access document
    • Mortality after Traumatic Injury: Access document
    • The Surgeon's Role in a Trauma System: Access document
    • Initial Management: Access document
    • Management of Specific Injuries: Access document
    • Selected References: Access document
    • References: Access document
• MD Consult Reference Books: Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
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• Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics: Table of contents
  • Cervical Spine Index: List of documents
    • Physical Exam of the Cervical Spine: Access document
    • Radiology of the Cervical Spine: Access document
    • Role of CT in Cervical Fractures: Access document
    • Management of the Spine Injured Patient: Access document
    • Anesthesic Considerations for Spine Patients: Access document
    • Extension Teardrop Fracture of C2: Access document
    • Hangman's Fracture: Access document
    • Jefferson Fracture: Access document
    • Flexion Tear Drop Fracture: Access document
    • Compression Fractures: Access document
    • Anterior Subluxation (Hyperflexion Sprain) and Wedge Fracture: Access document
    • Burst Fracture of Spine: Access document
      • Lower Cervical Burst Fractures: Access document
• Orthopedic Surgery (eMedicine): Table of contents
  • C-2 Fractures: Access document
  • Lower Cervical Spine Fractures and Dislocations: Access document
  • Cervical Spine Injuries in Sports: Access document
• Sports Medicine (eMedicine): Table of contents
  • Cervical Spine Acute Bony Injuries: Access document
• General Medical Officer (GMO) Manual - January 2000 Revision: Table of contents
  • Clinical Section: Table of contents
    • Neck Pain: Access document

Emergency Medicine Resources   See also General Emergency Medicine Resources

• Marx: Rosen: Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice 5th Ed.-2002 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 37 - Neck: Access document
    • Perspective: Access document
    • Principles of Disease: Access document
    • Clinical Features: Access document
    • Diagnostic Strategies: Access document
    • Management: Access document
    • Disposition: Access document
    • Specific Injuries: Access document
    • Key Concepts: Access document
  • Chapter 47 - Soft Tissue Spine Injuries and Back Pain: Access document
    • Perspective: Access document
    • Cervical Spine and Neck Pain: Access document
    • Key Concepts: Access document
• Roberts: Clinical Procedures in Emergency Medicine 4th Ed.-2004 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 47 - Prehospital Splinting: Access document
    • Spine Immobilization: Access document
    • Cervical Spine: Access document
    • Acknowledgment: Access document
    • References: Access document
• Emergency Medicine (eMedicine): Table of contents
  • Fractures, Cervical Spine: Access document

Pediatrics Resources   See also General Pediatrics Resources

• DeLee: DeLee and Drez's Orthopaedic Sports Medicine 2nd Ed.-2003 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 20 - Cervical Spine: Access document
    • Section B The Cervical Spine in the Child: Access document
      • Anatomy of the Cervical Spine: Access document
      • Recognition and Primary Treatment: Access document
      • Fractures and Dislocations: Access document
      • Spinal Cord Injury: Access document
      • Conclusion: Access document
      • References: Access document
• Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics: Table of contents
  • Cervical Spine Index: List of documents
    • Pediatric C-Spine: Access document
• The Merck Manual 17th Ed.-1999: Table of contents
  • Chapter 261: (Pediatric) Injuries, Poisoning, and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: Table of contents
    • Injuries: Access document
      • Spinal Cord Injury: Access document

Radiology Resources     See also General Radiology Resources

• Browner: Skeletal Trauma: Basic Science, Management, and Reconstruction, 3rd ed.-2003 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Section II - Spine
    • Chapter 26 - Spinal Imaging: Access document
      • Introduction: Access document
      • Diagnostic Imaging of the Cervical Spine: Access document
      • Imaging Approach to the Potentially Injured Cervical Spine: Access document
      • Diagnostic Modalities in Imaging Spinal Trauma: Advantages and Limitations: Access document
      • Imaging Spinal Trauma in Preexisting Pathologic Conditions: Access document
      • References: Access document
    • Chapter 29 - Injuries of the Lower Cervical Spine: Access document
      • Cervical Imaging: Access document
• Mettler: Essentials of Radiology 2nd Ed.-2004 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 8 - Skeletal System: Access document
    • Introduction: Access document
    • Cervical Spine: Access document
      • Normal Anatomy: Access document
      • Trauma: Access document
    • Pediatric Musculoskeletal Imaging: Access document
      • Spine: Access document
• Grainger and Allison's Diagnostic Radiology: A Textbook of Medical Imaging 4th Ed.-2001 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 102 - The Imaging of Spinal Pathology: Access document
    • Trauma: Access document
      • Clinical Aspects: Access document
      • Imaging: Access document
    • References: Access document
  • Chapter 78 - Skeletal Trauma: Access document
    • Introduction: Access document
    • Imaging Techniques: Access document
    • General Considerations: Access document
    • Appendicular Skeleton: Access document
      • Fracture Description: Access document
      • The Spine: Access document
        • Fractures: Access document
        • Cervical Spine: Access document
    • Acknowledgements: Access document
    • References: Access document
    • Further Reading: Access document
  • Chapter 89 - Paediatric Musculoskeletal Trauma: Access document
    • Spinal Injuries: Access document
      • Injuries to the Cervical and Thoracic Spine: Access document
    • Acknowledgements: Access document
    • References: Access document
    • Suggestions for Further Reading: Access document
• MedPix Medical Image Database: Homepage
  • Spine: List of documents
    • C-spine Fracture: Access document
    • C-spine Fracture: Access document
    • Compression Fracture of T-12: Access document
• Radiographic Anatomy of the Skeleton (UW Radiology): Table of contents
  • Cervical Spine: Table of contents
• CHORUS-Collaborative Hypertext of Radiology: Homepage
  • Musculoskeletal System: List of documents
    • Cervical Spine Fractures: Access document
    • Unstable Cervical Spine Fractures: Access document
    • Tear Drop Fracture: Access document
    • Atlas Fracture: Access document
    • Jefferson Fracture: Access document
    • Axis Fracture: Access document
    • Clay Shoveler's Fracture: Access document

Physical/Rehabilitation Medicine Resources

• Frontera: Essentials of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 1st Ed.-2002 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 138 - Spinal Cord Injury (Cervical): Access document

Clinical Guidelines

• National Guideline Clearinghouse: MeSH browse | Detailed search
  • Spinal Fractures (MeSH browse): List of documents

News Resources

• Doctor's Guide to the Internet: Homepage
  • Orthopaedics News: List of documents
    • Spinal Fracture (Keyword search): List of documents
• MD Consult: Homepage - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Today in Medicine: Table of content (scroll down to Orthopedics)

Miscellaneous Cervical Spine Fracture Clinical Resources

• HealthWeb: Homepage
  • Orthopedics: Table of contents
    • Clinical Resources: List of documents
    • Educational Resources: List of documents
    • Organizations: List of documents
    • Online Journals: List of documents
    • Communication: List of documents
    • Academic Institutions: List of documents
    • Conferences and Events: List of documents
    • Consumer Health Resources: List of documents
• YAHOO - Health:Medicine:Back and Neck Injuries
  Additional Back and Neck Injuries Sites (These sites have not been reviewed.)
• YAHOO - Health:Medicine:Orthopedics
  Additional Orthopedics resources (These sites have not been reviewed.)