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...

A 26 year old motorcyclist was received by the trauma team in our accident and emergency department after a head on collision with a motor vehicle. He had been correctly immobilised and his primary survey was essentially normal. He was alert and orientated with a Glasgow Coma score of 15 and had no symptoms or signs of spinal injury. His cervical spine radiography was also normal. Neurological ...

objective: to determine the effects of recombinant human erythropoietin (rhepo) on functional outcome and disability of patients with traumatic cervical spinal cord injury (sci).  methods: this was a randomized, double blind, placebo controlled clinical trial being performed in nemazee and shahid rajaei hospitals of shiraz during a 3-year period from 2011 to 2014. a total number of 20 patients ...

conclusions managing such patients needs a proper transport facility, proper care during transport, appropriate evaluation in the hospital and prompt conservative or operative treatment. treatment is usually safe and effective by well trained professionals with good clinical and radiological outcomes. patients and methods thirty patients (22 males, 8 females) with upper cervical spine injuries ...

cervical injury, blunt and penetrating trauma, hardly lead to morbidity and mortality in children population but it is clinically important. although blunt trauma is less prevalence in children than penetrating trauma, it is life threatening due to laryngotracheal rupture. bicycle accidents are common reason of blunt trauma. blunt laryngotracheal injury is rare in children because mandibular bo...

BACKGROUND For determining the cervical column curvature, the curve fitting method is the most precise method, but using this method in clinic seems to be difficult if not possible. In this study, we used a modification of cervical column inclination angle that has been already mentioned OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate the posture and curvature of the cervical column introduc...

background: cervical spine sustains most of thevertebral column injuries, among other injuries, the disc degeneration and damage that lead to replacement of the damaged disc with cage or artificial disc. methods: the c4 to c6 vertebrae of a normal subject and a person with interbody fusion cage were 3d modelled and then analyzed using finite element method. the results of maximum stress and str...

Trauma patients are at high risk of cervical and associated injuries. The standard protocol includes immobilization of the cervical spine in a polytrauma as it will help to prevent spinal injuries in the prehospital settings. Hard cervical collar (or alternatives) is routinely used until the cervical spine clearance is obtained . In patients with traumatic brain injury avoiding any kind of mane...

STUDY DESIGN Whiplash injury is a prevalent and often destructive injury of the cervical column, which can lead to serious neck pain. Many approaches have been suggested for the treatment of whiplash injury, including anti-inflammatory drugs, manipulation, supervised exercise, and cervical collars. Cervical collars are generally divided into two groups: soft and rigid collars. PURPOSE The pre...

Purpose: Previous studies have shown that cervical column morphology is related to head posture, which is associated with craniofacial morphology such as mandibular rotation pattern. Furthermore, cervical column deviations and fusions have been linked with vertical and sagittal facial morphology. In addition, skeletal deep bite may lead to respiratory and swallowing difficulties, aesthetic and ...