Background: The incidence of concurrent traumatic brain injury (TBI) and cervical spine (c-spine) is relatively high, with a variety risk factors. Objectives: purpose this study was to determine the related factors associated combined cranial c-spine in TBI patients by assessing their demographics clinical profiles. Method: A retrospective attending Trauma Centre at Inkosi Albert Luthuli Hospit...

Percutaneous tracheostomy (PCT) is a safe method under proper patient selection, increased technical experience and bronchoscopy- or ultrasound-guided procedure. Trauma patients with cervical spine fractures and spinal cord injury are at a high risk for respiratory failure and require a definitive airway followed by prolonged mechanical ventilation. We would like to present multiple, life- thre...

Introdução: As fraturas do dente áxis são lesões frequentes da coluna cervical. Há uma crescente prevalência de traumas alta energia e quedas própria altura, sobretudo em pacientes acima 65 anos, nos quais a mortalidade é maior. A tipo II, considerada mais frequente instável, consiste na fratura colo pode causar compressão medular Objetivo: Conhecer os principais tratamentos para II áxis. Métod...

BACKGROUND Gunshot wounds to the cervical spine most frequently concur with serious injuries to the spinal cord and cervical vessels and often have a fatal outcome. CASE REPORT We describe the case of a 35-year-old male with a complex fracture of the C2 vertebra body and a mandibular fracture after a penetration gunshot to the cervical spine. Computed tomography (CT) at admission revealed the...

OBJECTIVE: To present recommendations that decrease the risk of cervical spine fractures and dislocations in football players. BACKGROUND: Axial loading of the cervical spine resulting from head-down contact is the primary cause of spinal cord injuries. Keeping the head up and initiating contact with the shoulder or chest decreases the risk of these injuries. The 1976 rule changes resulted in a...

this descriptive study was aimed to identify how provided nursing care related to physical problems caused by traction and cast in patients with fracture and dislocation in cervical spinal cord in educational hospitals of tehran university of medical sciences. samples, including 46 patients were recruited from neurosurgery and orthopedic wards, and also from neurosurgical intensive care units d...

Background: Brown-Sequard syndrome (BSS) is a rare neurological condition resulting from a hemisection injury to or unilateral compression on the spinal cord. The most common causes of BSS that are amenable to be treated surgically can be divided into traumatic and non-traumatic injuries. Traumatic injuries are often reported as the main cause of BSS. However, non-traumatic injuries of the spin...

INTRODUCTION Cervical spine fractures and dislocations are uncommon injuries that can have serious neurological consequences. These injuries require adequate stabilisation to prevent further spinal cord injury during transfer between hospitals. Evacuation often requires a combination of road ambulance, helicopter and fixed wing aircraft from military hospitals. This paper outlines the neck inju...

Obstruction of the vertebral arteries can lead to sudden death, extensive spinal cord destruction, insufficiency of the brain stem, impaired cerebellar function, damage to the occipital cortex, and may well be responsible for certain forms of cerebral palsy. We have recently treated a case of post-traumatic vertebral artery insufficiency by debridement of an osteophyte obstructing the intraspin...

Cervical spine trauma can potentially result in serious neurological injury such as tetraplegia or severe disability. Sub-axial cervical spine trauma (SCST), involving the spine levels of C3 to C7, accounts for the majority of cervical spine injuries, comprising about 65% of fractures and 75% of all dislocations that affects the spine1. In an attempt to improve clinical results and compare trea...