TY - JOUR T1 - Fractures of the atlas: can we rely on the NICE guidelines for imaging the cervical spine after head injury? JF - Emergency Medicine Journal JO - Emerg Med J SP - e52 LP - e52 DO - 10.1136/emj.2006.038257 VL - 23 IS - 9 AU - B Barry AU - G George AU - H Oag AU - B Shafighian Y1 - 2006/09/01 UR - http://emj.bmj.com/content/23/9/e52.abstract N2 - We describe a patient who was not thought to fulfil the NICE criteria for imaging the cervical spine after head injury but who had two fractures of the atlas, thus rendering the vertebral ring unstable. The reasons for missing this injury in the emergency department are discussed. ER -