Role of post mortem computed tomography in diagnosis of upper cervical fractures in child due to road accident: A case report and literature review

Med Leg J. 2019 Sep;87(3):151-155. doi: 10.1177/0025817219848285. Epub 2019 Jul 11.

Authors

Sergio Salerno¹, Stefania Zerbo², Alessia Vinci¹, Antonietta Lanzarone², Gennaro Baldino², Paolo Procaccianti², Giuseppe Lo Re¹, Antonina Argo²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Policlinico University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
² Section of Legal Medicine, Department of Health Promotion, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.

PMID: 31295056
DOI: 10.1177/0025817219848285

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Accidents, Traffic
Air Bags / adverse effects
Autopsy / methods
Cervical Vertebrae / diagnostic imaging
Cervical Vertebrae / injuries*
Child
Female
Humans
Sternum / diagnostic imaging
Sternum / injuries
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*