Western pediatric cervical spine study: an observational prospective Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium and Western Trauma Association multicenter study protocol.

Eldredge RS, Kahan AM, Padilla BE, Patwardhan UM, Presson AP, Larsen K, Lee JH, Ostlie DJ, Jensen AR, Melhado CG, Ignacio RC, Chao SD, Ravindra VM, Swendiman R, Iyer RR, Brockmeyer DL, Kelley-Quon LI, Escobar MA, Yorkgitis BK, Inaba K, Russell KW

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DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2024-001728
Published: 2026
Container: Trauma surgery & acute care open
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@article{allodium:10.1136/tsaco-2024-001728,
  title = {Western pediatric cervical spine study: an observational prospective Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium and Western Trauma Association multicenter study protocol.},
  author = {Eldredge RS and Kahan AM and Padilla BE and Patwardhan UM and Presson AP and Larsen K and Lee JH and Ostlie DJ and Jensen AR and Melhado CG and Ignacio RC and Chao SD and Ravindra VM and Swendiman R and Iyer RR and Brockmeyer DL and Kelley-Quon LI and Escobar MA and Yorkgitis BK and Inaba K and Russell KW},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Trauma surgery \& acute care open},
  doi = {10.1136/tsaco-2024-001728},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/tsaco-2024-001728}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Western pediatric cervical spine study: an observational prospective Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium and Western Trauma Association multicenter study protocol.
AU  - Eldredge RS
AU  - Kahan AM
AU  - Padilla BE
AU  - Patwardhan UM
AU  - Presson AP
AU  - Larsen K
AU  - Lee JH
AU  - Ostlie DJ
AU  - Jensen AR
AU  - Melhado CG
AU  - Ignacio RC
AU  - Chao SD
AU  - Ravindra VM
AU  - Swendiman R
AU  - Iyer RR
AU  - Brockmeyer DL
AU  - Kelley-Quon LI
AU  - Escobar MA
AU  - Yorkgitis BK
AU  - Inaba K
AU  - Russell KW
PY  - 2026
JO  - Trauma surgery & acute care open
DO  - 10.1136/tsaco-2024-001728
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1136/tsaco-2024-001728
ER  -

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RS, E., AM, K., BE, P., UM, P., AP, P., K, L., JH, L., DJ, O., AR, J., CG, M., RC, I., SD, C., VM, R., R, S., RR, I., DL, B., LI, K., MA, E., BK, Y., K, I., & KW, R. (2026). Western pediatric cervical spine study: an observational prospective Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium and Western Trauma Association multicenter study protocol.. Trauma surgery & acute care open. https://doi.org/10.1136/tsaco-2024-001728

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