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Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society 1992;21(7): 777-783. |
| Clinical Analysis of Cervical Spine Injury. |
| Young Ho Lim, Jin Woo Chang, Hyung Shik Shin, Soo Han Yun, Moo Sup Lee, Chang Su Lim, Ha Young Kim |
| Department of Neurosurgery, Capital Armed Forced General Hospital, Seoul, Korea. |
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| ABSTRACT |
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The authors reviewed the cases of 95 patients with cervical spine injury, 28 patients underwent surgery and the others were managed with conservative treatment. The results were summarized as followings; 75 patients were 20-29 years old(78.9%). 2) There was no seasonal frequency variation(p<0.01). 3) The most frequent cause of injury was motor vehicle accident. 4) The common mechanisms of injury were flexion-extension, extension and flexion. 5) High cervical injuries were 32 cases(33.7%) and mid-low cervical injuries were 63 cases(66.3%). 6) C2 type II fracure was the most frequent type of high cervical injury(43.7%). 7) Associated injuries were found in 29.5% of the cases. 8) There was no statistical significance in the difference between the Frankel's classifications(A, D, E) of operated and those of non-operative cases(P<0.01) . |
| Key Words:
Cervical spine injury |
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