title: [The diagnosis of spinal trauma: the indication for CT and myelo-CT on the day of the injury].
abstract: During a period of 24 months, 211 patients were investigated in our radiological clinic by emergency CT of the spine on the day of the injury. In 128 (61%) a traumatic lesion could be demonstrated. Most frequently involved were the transitional zones of the spine (occipito-atlanto-axial segment, cervico-thoracic and thoracolumbar segments). In 68% of these patients, conventional radiographs of the spine of these critical zones proved to be inadequate. 20% of the lesions demonstrated by CT could not be seen on conventional radiographs and 41% were shown incompletely. In 61% of cases CT provided additional information when compared with conventional radiography.
authors.affiliation: Radiologische Klinik und Poliklinik, Universität Ulm.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Heuchemer
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Waidelich
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Häberle
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bargon
mesh_terms: D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009192:Myelography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013124:Spinal Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013130:Spinal Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013131:Spine / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Diagnostik des Wirbelsäulentraumas: Indikation zur CT und Myelo-CT am Unfalltag.