Austin P, Hanlon D
Department of Emergency Medicine, East Carolina University School of Medicine, Greenville, North Carolina 27858-4354.
J Emerg Med. 1993 Jul-Aug;11(4):409-13. doi: 10.1016/0736-4679(93)90243-z.
Two cases of undiagnosed pathologic fractures of the cervical spine are presented. A discussion of the pathogenesis, typical presentation, and the optimal emergency department evaluation of a possible pathologic fracture of the cervical spine follows the reports.