Abstract:Seventy-one patients of 119 with injury of the cervical spine were re-examined an average of 5 years and 5 months after the accident. The mean age of the patients was 39 years. There were 91 male and 28 female patients. The majority of injuries (51) were sustained by car drivers and passengers involved in traffic accidents. More than one cervical vertebra was damaged in 36 patients. Neurological lesions were observed in 59 patients; tetraplegia was present in 19 of these. The average duration of hospital treat… Show more
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