A missed diagnosis of the cervical spine fracture. An autopsy case report and literature review.
We report an autopsy case of a 64-year-old man who was injured by a falling tree on his head, caused a cervical spine fracture and the injury was diagnosed by an autopsy. The goal of this study was to analyze the reasons for the missed diagnosis to provide recommendations for the optimal examination of patients with suspected cervical spine injuries (Fig. 1, Ref. 10).
Durak
Dilek
D
Uludag University Medical Faculty, Forensic Medicine Department, Görükle 16059, Bursa, Turkey.
Eren
Bülent
B
Fedakar
Recep
R
Türkmen
Nursel
N
D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis*