Spinal cord injuries related to cervical spine fractures in elderly patients: factors affecting mortality

2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 862-866 ◽  
Author(s):  
Parham Daneshvar ◽  
Darren M. Roffey ◽  
Yasser A. Brikeet ◽  
Eve C. Tsai ◽  
Chris S. Bailey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Cervical Spine ◽  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Spinal Cord Injuries ◽  
Spine Fractures ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Cervical Spine Fractures

scholarly journals Risk factors of neurological lesions in low cervical spine fractures and dislocations

2000 ◽  
Vol 58 (4) ◽  
pp. 1030-1034 ◽  
Author(s):  
DANILO GONÇALVES COELHO ◽  
ALBERT V. B. BRASIL ◽  
NELSON PIRES FERREIRA
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Cervical Spine ◽  
Spinal Cord Injuries ◽  
Significant Risk ◽  
Significant Risk Factor ◽  
Spine Fractures ◽  
Nerve Root Injury ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
Cervical Spine Fractures

Eighty-nine patients with lower cervical spine fractures or dislocations were evaluated for risk factors of neurological lesion. The age, sex, level and pattern of fracture and sagittal diameter of the spinal canal were analysed. There were no significant differences on the age, gender, level and Torg's ratio between intact patients and those with nerve root injury, incomplete or complete spinal cord injuries. Bilateral facet dislocations and burst fractures are a significant risk factor of spinal cord injury.

scholarly journals Mortality in Elderly Patients After Cervical Spine Fractures

2010 ◽  
Vol 92 (3) ◽  
pp. 567-574 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mitchel B Harris ◽  
William M Reichmann ◽  
Christopher M Bono ◽  
Kim Bouchard ◽  
Kelly L Corbett ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Spine ◽  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Spine Fractures ◽  
Cervical Spine Fractures

Recovery of Nerve Root Function after Complete Quadriplegia from Cervical Spine Fractures

Neurosurgery ◽  
1986 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 809-812 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Benzel Edward ◽  
J. Larson Sanford
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Cervical Spine ◽  
Nerve Root ◽  
Root Function ◽  
Spine Fractures ◽  
Anterior Decompression ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
Nerve Root Decompression ◽  
Anterior Decompression And Fusion ◽  
Cervical Spine Fractures

Abstract Thirty-five patients with complete myelopathies secondary to cervical spine fractures from C-4 to C-7 underwent spinal decompressions and fusions between 1975 and 1981. Twenty-five of these patients underwent simultaneous nerve root decompressions, 23 with an accompanying anterior decompression and fusion and 2 with an accompanying posterior fusion. Substantial recovery of nerve root function occurred in 15 of these patients. A posterior reduction and fusion without nerve root decompression was performed in each of the remaining 10 patients. None of these patients demonstrated a significant improvement neurologically. Operation for nerve root decompression is indicated in selected victims of spinal cord injury.

Predicting In-Hospital Mortality in Elderly Patients With Cervical Spine Fractures

Spine ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 40 (11) ◽  
pp. 809-815 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariano E. Menendez ◽  
David Ring ◽  
Mitchel B. Harris ◽  
Thomas D. Cha
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Spine ◽  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Hospital Mortality ◽  
Spine Fractures ◽  
Cervical Spine Fractures
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