title: [Pit falls in the emergency walk-in clinic: the spine].
abstract: Spine is always a great deal in tramatology. Complete clinical exam associated to plain Xray is the best challenge. CT-scan is preferred when there is osteoarthritis. IRM is used to check ligaments ("coup du lapin") or for medullar contusion.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie orthopédique et traumatologie de l'appareil moteur, Département de chirurgie, HUG, 1211 Genève 14. Sophie.Abrassart@hcuge.ch
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abrassart
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hoffmeyer
mesh_terms: D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors / Q000517:prevention & control; D004630:Emergencies; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis; D013124:Spinal Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices