scholarly journals DIAGNOSTICS AND TREATMENT FOR UPPER CERVICAL SPINE INJURIES

2005 ◽  
pp. 016-020
Author(s):  
Stepan Timofeyevich Vetrile ◽  
Sergey Vasilyevich Kolesov

The experience of diagnostics and treatment of 82 patients with various injuries of the upper cervical spine was analyzed. The most frequent injuries were fractures of C2 odontoid process and arch. The treatment included a wide application of halo apparatus, and, when indicated, a surgical instrumention stabilization of the upper cervical spine.

2005 ◽  
pp. 025-044
Author(s):  
Edvard Aleksandrovich Ramikh

Comprehensive diagnostics, accepted classifications, and selection of pathogenetic methods of treatment (including surgery) for axis injuries, odontoid process fractures, axis traumatic spondylolisthesis and hangman’s fractures are discussed in the paper. The presented data prove the necessity and possibility of early exhaustive diagnosing to differentiate the type of a craniocervical disorder and to provide a timely choice of pathogenetic treatment technique, especially of a surgical one.


2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 522-525
Author(s):  
Prajapati Hanuman Prasad ◽  
Singh Deepak Kumar ◽  
Singh Rakesh Kumar ◽  
Yadav Kuldeep

Abstract In small childrens spine injuries are rare. In this age group upper cervical spine is commonally affected. Odontoid process fracture involve only a subset of cervical spine fractures. In small childrens, this fracture typically involves the cartilaginousplate that separates the odontoid process from the body of the axis. Odontoid processfracture is rare in children less than 7 years of age.


2019 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Squarza ◽  
Carla Luisa Uggetti ◽  
Marco Angelo Politi ◽  
Lorenzo Carlo Pescatori ◽  
Raffaele Bisogno ◽  
...  

Abstract Objective: To evaluate the frequency and types of upper cervical spine injuries in asymptomatic elderly patients undergoing computed tomography (CT) for the investigation of minor head trauma. Materials and Methods: This was a prospective study of 2613 asymptomatic elderly patients with minor head trauma seen between January 2015 and December 2016. We adopted a dedicated head CT protocol that included the C1-C2 region. Results: Of the 2613 patients analyzed, 33 (1.26%) had upper cervical spine injuries, corresponding to 8.37% of the 394 patients with trauma-related findings. Of those 33 patients, 6 had C1 fractures and 27 had C2 fractures. The use of 16- and 128-slice scanners increased the CT dose by 25.0% and 23.7%, respectively. Conclusion: Inclusion of the C1-C2 region in head CT scans allowed us to identify upper cervical spine injuries in 1.26% of asymptomatic elderly patients with minor head trauma. The protocol evaluated helps detect potentially life-threatening injuries and could be adopted for routine use in elderly individuals with minor head trauma.


2010 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 485-492 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masahiko Watanabe ◽  
Daisuke Sakai ◽  
Yukihiro Yamamoto ◽  
Masato Sato ◽  
Joji Mochida

2002 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 271-280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sean R. Jackson ◽  
Daxes M. Banit ◽  
Alfred L. Rhyne ◽  
Bruce V. Darden

2005 ◽  
pp. 008-015
Author(s):  
Nikolay Alekseyevich Korzh ◽  
Aleksandr Evgenyevich Barysh

A posterior occipitocervical fusion with a novel fixation device developed at Sytenko Institute for Spine and Joints Pathology and a technology of its application have been biomechanically substantiated. The analysis of surgeries in 6 patients with upper cervical spine injuries and disorders was performed. The results were assessed as excellent in 3 patients and good in 3 ones. Some criteria for comprehensive estimation of clinical effectiveness of surgeries performed were proposed.


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