title: Paediatric cervical spine injury but NEXUS negative.
abstract: Cervical spine injuries in paediatric patients following trauma are extremely rare. The National Emergency X-Radiography Utilization Study (NEXUS) guidelines are a set of clinical criteria used to guide physicians in identifying trauma patients requiring cervical spine imaging. It is validated for use in children. A case of a child who did not fulfil the NEXUS criteria for imaging but was found to have a cervical spine fracture is reported.
authors: Queen's Medical Centre Campus, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Derby Road, Nottingham, NG7 2UH, UK.
authors: Melanie J
authors: MJ
authors: Maxwell
authors: Andrew D
authors: AD
authors: Jardine
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015370:Infant Equipment; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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