Citation

Levander B, Gerdle B. Lakartidningen 1998; 95(38): 4076-8, 4081-4.

Vernacular Title

Skadepanorama efter pisksnartstrauma. Lokalisation och utveckling i relation till

Affiliation

Neuroortopediska kliniken, Länssjukhuset Ryhov, Jönköping.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, Sveriges Lakarforbund)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9772800

Abstract

Neck sprain, a common sequela of motor vehicle trauma, is characterised by soft tissue lesions in the facet joints (the capsule), cervical discs (the annulus), ligaments, muscles, and sometimes in the nerve roots or the central nervous system. The cardinal manifestation of whiplash injury is neck pain, which may arise from any innervated part of the injured joints or muscles except the disc nucleus, the articular surface of facet joints, or the flaval ligaments. Pain may be referred to the skin or muscles via the respective sensory nerves. The tissue lesions, together with post-traumatic nerve root degeneration or medullary compression, may give rise to the complex neck sprain syndrome. Localisation of the source of symptoms by means of meticulous physical examination, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), or accurately sited local anaesthetic injections is described in the article, and operative and multimodal rehabilitation procedures are discussed.

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