Neurologic complications following immob
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Sherman M. Podolsky; Jerome R. Hoffman; Charles A. Pietrafesa
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Article
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1983
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Elsevier Science
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English
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Axial traction is widely recommended for stabilization of cervical spine fractures. This procedure may be inappropriate and even dangerous in patients with long-standing ankylosing spondylitis (AS). We present the case of an 80-year-old woman with AS who fell at home and suffered an unstable large C