Soft-tissue injuries of the neck in automobile accidents. Factors influencing prognosis. Annual Meeting of The American Orthopaedic Association, Hot Springs, Virginia, June 26, 1973.

Five years or more after automobile accidents which caused soft tissue injuries of the neck in 146 patients who had no pre-existing cervical degenerative changes, revealed statistically significant positive correlation's between poor results and findings shortly after injury. Symptomatic recovery occurred in 57% of the 146 patients, while degenerative changes developed after the injury in 39%.