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Prevalence and Contributing Factors of Cardiac Arrest in Elderly Patients with Upper Cervical Spine Fractures Post-Minor Trauma

  • By

  • Nils Mühlenfeld

  • Hans-Jörg Busch

  • Dominik Stephan

  • Benjamin Erdle

  • Andreas Frodl

  • Peter Obid

  • Hagen Schmal

  • Ferdinand C. Wagner

  • February 19, 2026

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Incidence and risk factors for cardiac arrest following upper cervical spine fractures in the elderly after minor trauma

  • by Nils Mühlenfeld, Hans-Jörg Busch, Dominik Stephan, Benjamin Erdle, Andreas Frodl, Peter Obid, Hagen Schmal, Ferdinand C. Wagner

  • February 19, 2026

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