The Syndrome of Acute Central Cervical Spinal Cord Injury

With Special Reference to the Mechanisms Involved in Hyperextension Injuries of Cervical Spine

Richard C. Schneider M.D.1, Glenn Cherry M.D.1, and Henry Pantek M.S.E. (EE)1
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  • 1 University of Michigan Hospital and Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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