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cervical spine trauma

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cervical spine trauma
Orthopedics A traumatic event, especially common in contact sports, resulting in cervical spine injury, see there


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This rare entity may occur as a result of different causes, including cervical spine trauma, (1) intrathyroid bleeding, (2) rheumatoid arthritis, (3) Epstein-Barr virus infection, (4) surgery, (5) great vessel trauma, (6) violent head movements, (6) internal jugular vein puncture, (6) parathyroid adenoma hemorrhage, (6) and foreign body ingestion?
22-25) In a study of 319 patients with significant cervical spine trauma (including 261 fractures, 24 bilateral facet dislocations, 22 unilateral facet dislocation, and 12 cases of SCIWORA), 52 patients had a vertebral artery injury diagnosed by MRA.
Athletes who cannot execute gentle movement of the head should be suspected of having significant cervical spine trauma and should be treated accordingly.
 
 
 
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