A Clinical Decision Rule for Thoracolumbar Spine Imaging in Blunt Trauma? Jeff Riddell, MD, Kenji Inaba, MD, FRCSC, FACS, Paul Jhun, MD, Mel Herbert,

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A Clinical Decision Rule for Thoracolumbar Spine Imaging in Blunt Trauma? Jeff Riddell, MD, Kenji Inaba, MD, FRCSC, FACS, Paul Jhun, MD, Mel Herbert, MD Annals of Emergency Medicine Volume 68, Issue 6, Pages 781-783 (December 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2016.10.018 Copyright © 2016 American College of Emergency Physicians Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Axial CT scan showing the L2 and L3 vertebrae (arrows) in the same transverse plane. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2016 68, 781-783DOI: (10.1016/j.annemergmed.2016.10.018) Copyright © 2016 American College of Emergency Physicians Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Clinical decision rule for TL spine evaluation after blunt trauma.4 Annals of Emergency Medicine 2016 68, 781-783DOI: (10.1016/j.annemergmed.2016.10.018) Copyright © 2016 American College of Emergency Physicians Terms and Conditions