WHIPLASH INJURIES TO THE CERVICAL SPINE
https://doi.org/10.14531/ss2012.3.17-25
Abstract
The review of the literature is devoted to the whiplash injury - a frequent injury to the cervical spine. The authors identified and systematized the latest data on history, mechanism, diagnosis, treatment, prognosis of whiplash injury and associated disorders.
About the Authors
I. P. Ardashev
Kemerovo State Medical Academy
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
E. I. Ardasheva
Kemerovo State Medical Academy
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
A. A. Grishanov
Kemerovo State Medical Academy
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
I. Y. Veretelnikova
Kemerovo State Medical Academy
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
M. S. Shpakovsky
Kemerovo State Medical Academy
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
O. I. Petrova
Clinical Diagnostic Center
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Ardashev I.P., Ardasheva E.I., Grishanov A.A., Veretelnikova I.Y., Shpakovsky M.S., Petrova O.I. WHIPLASH INJURIES TO THE CERVICAL SPINE. Russian Journal of Spine Surgery (Khirurgiya Pozvonochnika). 2012;(3):17-25. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.14531/ss2012.3.17-25
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