title: A practical classification of acute cervical spine injuries.
abstract: This article presents a practical classification of acute cervical spine injuries based on terminology with generally accepted and understood definitions, published results of experimentally produced acute injuries of the cervical spine, and the correlation of the radiographic and pathologic characteristics of the laboratory models with acute clinical injuries.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001368:Axis, Cervical Vertebra / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000145:classification* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000145:classification* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013168:Spondylolisthesis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed