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Appropriateness Criteria: acute spinal trauma​​[30]

Published by:American College of Radiology

Last published:2024

Best practices guidelines: spine injury[14]

Published by:American College of Surgeons

Last published:2022

Cervical spine clearance in the trauma patient[65]

Published by:British Orthopaedic Association

Last published:2021

Head injury: assessment and early management[77]

Published by:National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)

Last published:2019

Spinal motion restriction in the trauma patient - a joint position statement[25]

Published by:American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS-COT); American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP); National Association of EMS Physicians (NAEMSP)

Last published:2018

A clinical practice guideline for the management of patients with acute spinal cord injury: recommendations on the role of baseline magnetic resonance imaging in clinical decision making and outcome prediction[44]

Published by:Global Spine Journal

Last published:2017

A clinical practice guideline for the management of patients with acute spinal cord injury: recommendations on the use of methylprednisolone sodium succinate[68]

Published by:Global Spine Journal

Last published:2017

A clinical practice guideline for the management of patients with acute spinal cord injury and central cord syndrome: recommendations on the timing (≤24 hours versus >24 hours) of decompressive surgery[70]

Published by:Global Spine Journal

Last published:2017

Spinal injury: assessment and initial management[11]

Published by:National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)

Last published:2016

Guidelines for the management of acute cervical spine and spinal cord injuries[64]

Published by:American Association of Neurological Surgeons; Congress of Neurological Surgeons

Last published:2013

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