Citation

Niemcunowicz-Janica A, Janica JR, Ptaszyńska-Sarosiek I. Arch. Med. Sadowej Kryminol. 2007; 57(3): 298-301.

Vernacular Title

Urazy kregoslupa w materiale Zakladu Medycyny Sadowej AMB w latach 2001-2005.

Affiliation

Z Zakładu Medycyny Sadowej Akademii Medycznej w Białymstoku

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Polish Forensic Medicine Society)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

17907623

Abstract

Spinal cord injuries (SCI) are becoming an increasingly grave problem in therapeutic management and medico-legal evaluations. The objective of the study was an analysis of SCI cases and a presentation of observations made while reviewing the archival records of medico-legal evaluations in civil law and insurance cases in the years 2001 to 2005. In this period, 43 SCI cases were evaluated, accounting for 10.2% of the total caseload. The highest incidence of SCI was noted in participants of traffic accidents and involved both drivers and passengers. The cervical spine was affected most frequently (60.4%), including 44.2% injuries to the perispinal tissues.

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