| Deaths after chiropractic: a review of published cases. | |
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PMID: 20642715 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to summarise all cases in which chiropractic spinal manipulation was followed by death. DESIGN: This study is a systematic review of case reports. METHODS: Literature searches in four electronic databases with no restrictions of time or language. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Death. RESULTS: Twenty six fatalities were published in the medical literature and many more might have remained unpublished. The alleged pathology usually was a vascular accident involving the dissection of a vertebral artery. CONCLUSION: Numerous deaths have occurred after chiropractic manipulations. The risks of this treatment by far outweigh its benefit. |
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E Ernst |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: International journal of clinical practice Volume: 64 ISSN: 1742-1241 ISO Abbreviation: Int. J. Clin. Pract. Publication Date: 2010 Jul |
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Created Date: 2010-07-20 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9712381 Medline TA: Int J Clin Pract Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1162-5 Citation Subset: IM |
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Complementary Medicine, Peninsula Medical School, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK. Edzard.Ernst@pms.ac.uk |
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Int J Clin Pract. 2011 Jan;65(1):103; author reply 106
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