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Citation

Guthkelch AN, Fleischer AS. West. J. Med. 1987; 147(4): 428-431.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1987, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

3318136

PMCID

PMC1025902

Abstract

Motorcycle riding and diving into shallow water continue to present a high risk of cervical spine injury, often complicated by spinal cord damage. In patients with high cervical cord trauma, differentiation of arterial hypotension due to losing vasomotor control from the effects of internal hemorrhage can cause difficulty. In a series of 123 consecutive cases of cervical spine injury, no evidence was found that either early surgical treatment or steroid administration exert a favorable influence on recovery from traumatic myelopathy. When compared with other series, differences were found in the nature, frequency and severity of both spinal and associated injuries, resulting from the relative frequency among the population studied of trauma due to a particular mechanism-traffic accident, diving, industrial injury-and the special functions and location of the hospital from which information is gathered.


Language: en

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