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Radiography is Unnecessary if pts satisfy ALL five of the following low risk criteria: | Radiography is Unnecessary if pts satisfy ALL five of the following low risk criteria: | ||
* No midline cervical tenderness | * No midline cervical tenderness | ||
Revision as of 21:46, 4 July 2011
Rule
Radiography is Unnecessary if pts satisfy ALL five of the following low risk criteria:
- No midline cervical tenderness
- No focal neuro deficits
- Normal alertness
- No intoxication
- No painful distracting injury
Treatment
The following cervical spine injuries are not clinically significant:
- spinous process fx
- simple wedge compression fx < 25%
- isolated avulsion s lig inj
- type 1 odontoid fx
- end plate fx
- inj to trabecular bone
- transverse process fx
See Also
Source
UpToDate