title: A missed diagnosis of the cervical spine fracture. An autopsy case report and literature review.
abstract: 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).
authors.affiliation: Uludag University Medical Faculty, Forensic Medicine Department, Görükle 16059, Bursa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Dilek
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Durak
authors.forename: Bülent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Eren
authors.forename: Recep
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fedakar
authors.forename: Nursel
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Türkmen
mesh_terms: D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis*