title: Soft tissue injuries: 3. Paraspinal.
abstract: A review of injuries to the spinal musculature, spinal ligaments, intervertebral discs, zygapophyseal joints (facet joints) and nerve roots.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, Countess of Chester Hospital, Liverpool Road, Chester CH2 1UK, UK.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Timothy
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Foley
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Comer
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Barron
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sloan
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shilliday
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007403:Intervertebral Disc / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D008875:Middle Aged; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D011128:Polyradiculopathy / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011859:Radiography; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D013124:Spinal Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D014103:Torticollis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D014911:Whiplash Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D021801:Zygapophyseal Joint / Q000293:injuries