conclusions this study demonstrated that most victims of csfx in our region are 16 to 40 years of age. a male predominance was observed, and motor vehicle collisions were the most frequent trauma mechanism leading to cervical spine injury (mostly due to car rollover accidents), with falls as the second most frequent. the rate of sci in our study was 3.62% of all cases and the mortality rate was...

Tophaceous gout has classically been described as an affliction of the extremities. It has however been reported as early as 1947 to involve the spinal column. We report a 63-year-old male, previously scheduled for Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion to correct an existing cervical myelopathy at the C3-C4 spinal level, who presented to the emergency room with progressive weakness of the low...

A 79-year-old man with ulcerative colitis on chronic prednisone therapy developed severe midcervical pain and progressive weakness of the left arm and leg over several days. This was associated with left forearm paresthesias and urinary hesitancy and incontinence. He had no cranial or bulbar symptoms. On general examination, he was afebrile but there was midcervical spine tenderness. Neurologic...

BACKGROUND CONTEXT Cervical spine dislocations represent an area of great controversy among spine surgeons. PURPOSE The purpose of this review is to present the specific areas of controversy and to provide a review of the literature. STUDY DESIGN A case of cervical spine dislocation is presented to illustrate the major controversies related to the treatment of cervical spine dislocations. ...

Cervical spine injuries are extremely common and range from relatively minor injuries, such as cervical muscle strains, to severe, life-threatening cervical fractures with spinal cord injuries. Although cervical spine injuries are most common in athletes who participate in contact and collision sports, such as American football and rugby, they also have been reported in athletes who participate...

BACKGROUND One of the basic principles in the primary survey of a trauma patient is immobilisation of the cervical spine till cleared of any injury. Lateral cervical spine radiograph is one of the important initial radiographic assessments. More than often additional radiographs like the Swimmer's view are necessary for adequate visualisation of the cervical spine. How good is the Swimmer's vie...