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Is Old Age a Reason to Scan a Cervical Spine?

Is Old Age a Reason to Scan a Cervical Spine?

Update: 2025-06-18
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Many clinical decision rules exclude elderly patients from the derivation cohorts. So the question remains unanswered do all elderly patients need cervical spine CTs in the setting of trauma? What if they have no symptoms? This recap of a journal club article explores the incidence of significant cervical spine fractures in elderly patients.
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Is Old Age a Reason to Scan a Cervical Spine?

Is Old Age a Reason to Scan a Cervical Spine?

UC Department of Emergency Medicine