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

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

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

Response regarding: “Elderly Patients With Cervical Spine Fractures After Ground Level Falls are at Risk for Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury”

2020 ◽  
Vol 256 ◽  
pp. 698-699
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Gorman ◽  
Charles DiMaggio ◽  
Spiros Frangos ◽  
Michael Klein ◽  
Cherisse Berry ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Cervical Spine ◽  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Ground Level ◽  
Spine Fractures ◽  
Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury ◽  
Cerebrovascular Injury ◽  
Cervical Spine Fractures

Cervical Spine Fractures in Elderly Patients with Hip Fracture After Low-Level Fall: An Opportunity to Refine Prehospital Spinal Immobilization Guidelines?

2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 96-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lori L. Boland ◽  
Paul A. Satterlee ◽  
Paul R. Jansen
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Spine ◽  
Hip Fracture ◽  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Femur Fracture ◽  
Spinal Injury ◽  
Spine Fracture ◽  
Spine Fractures ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Spinal Immobilization ◽  
Cervical Spine Fractures

AbstractBackgroundConventional prehospital spine-assessment approaches based on low index of suspicion and mechanism of injury (MOI) result in the liberal application of spinal immobilization in trauma patients. A painful distracting injury (DI), such as a suspected hip fracture, historically has been a sufficient condition for immobilization, even in an elderly patient who suffers a simple fall from standing and exhibits no other risk factors for spinal injury. Because the elderly are at increased risk of hip fracture from low-level falls, and are also particularly susceptible to the discomfort and morbidity associated with immobilization, the prevalence of cervical spine (c-spine) fracture in this patient population was examined.MethodsHospital billing records were used to identify all cases of traumatic femur fracture in Minnesota (USA) in 2010-2011. Concurrent diagnosis and external cause codes were used to estimate the prevalence of c-spine fracture by age and MOI.ResultsAmong 1,394 patients with femur fracture, 23 (1.7%) had a c-spine fracture. When the MOI was a fall from standing or sitting height and the patient age was ≥65, the prevalence dropped to 0.4% (2/565). The prevalence was similar when the definition of hip fracture additionally included pelvis fractures (0.5%; 11/2,441). Eight of the 11 patients with c-spine fracture had diagnosis codes indicative of criteria other than the DI that likely would have resulted in immobilization (eg, head injury and compromised mental status).ConclusionsC-spine fracture is extremely rare in elderly patients who sustain hip fracture as a result of a low-level fall, and appears to be accompanied frequently by other known predictors of spinal injury besides DI. More research is needed to determine whether conservative use of spinal immobilization may be warranted in elderly patients with hip fracture after low-level falls when the only criteria for immobilization is the distracting hip injury.BolandLL, SatterleePA, JansenPR. Cervical spine fractures in elderly patients with hip fracture after low-level fall: an opportunity to refine prehospital spinal immobilization guidelines?Prehosp Disaster Med. 2014;29(1):1-4.

Elderly Patients With Cervical Spine Fractures After Ground Level Falls Are at Risk for Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury

2020 ◽  
Vol 253 ◽  
pp. 100-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Gorman ◽  
Charles DiMaggio ◽  
Spiros Frangos ◽  
Michael Klein ◽  
Cherisse Berry ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Cervical Spine ◽  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Ground Level ◽  
Spine Fractures ◽  
Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury ◽  
Cerebrovascular Injury ◽  
Cervical Spine Fractures

Management of upper cervical spine fractures in elderly patients: current trends and outcomes

Injury ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. S24-S27 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Delcourt ◽  
T. Bégué ◽  
G. Saintyves ◽  
N. Mebtouche ◽  
P. Cottin
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Spine ◽  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Upper Cervical Spine ◽  
Spine Fractures ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Upper Cervical ◽  
Cervical Spine Fractures

scholarly journals Long-term clinical outcomes following surgical management of cervical spine fractures in elderly patients

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 10-14
Author(s):  
James Zhou ◽  
Nitin Agarwal ◽  
Gurpreet S. Gandhoke ◽  
Mike T. Koltz ◽  
Adam S. Kanter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Spine ◽  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Clinical Outcomes ◽  
Surgical Management ◽  
Spine Fractures ◽  
Cervical Spine Fractures
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