Spine fractures caused by horse riding

Siebenga, Jan; Segers, M.J.M.; Elzinga, Matthijs J.; Bakker, Fred C.; Haarman, H. J. T. M.

doi:10.1007/s00586-005-1012-5

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“…So corresponding cervical and lumbosacral neurological level injuries were very high in this survey, which has also been proved by other reports. 9,19 Siebenga et al 20 similarly reported that the majority of the fractures (78%) were seen at the thoracolumbar junction Th11-L2. Although there could have been a higher pressure on these segments than other segments, the thoracolumbar spine proved to be more stable than cervical spine.…”

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Epidemiological features of traumatic spinal cord injury in Anhui Province, China

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Study design: A retrospective hospital-based study. Objectives: To describe the epidemiologic features of traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) in Anhui Province. Setting: Two hospitals within Anhui Province, China. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the hospital records on all patients with TSCI, admitted between 1 January 2007 and 31 December 2010 (n ¼ 761). Variables included age, gender, occupation, neurological level, severity of injury, cause and treatment. Results: Seven hundred and sixty-one cases of TSCI were identified. Five hundred and eighty eight were males (77.3%) and 173 were females (22.7%), with a mean age of 45 years (s.d. ¼ 13, range from 5 to 87). Fall from height was the leading cause of injury (52.6%), followed by transport (21.2%). The neurological lesion levels were cervical (46.3%), lumbosacral (33.3%) and thoracic (20.4%). Conclusion: Prevention strategies for TSCI should target 30-60 age group, males, farmers and fall from height. The results of this study will serve as a basis for further studies on TSCI. The prevention strategies and treatment should be designed according to the injury features. Epidemiologic studies identify high-risk groups and provide useful information for prevention efforts. It is, therefore, imperative to conduct epidemiologic studies of TSCI in order to formulate corresponding intervention strategies to epidemiological features. In this study, we outlined the epidemiological features of TSCI, which included age, gender, cause, occupation, neurological level and severity of injury at admission, treatment and so on. The results of this study will serve as a base for design prevention strategies and epidemiological studies in order to reduce the number of patients with TSCI.

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Epidemiological features of traumatic spinal cord injury in Anhui Province, China

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“…The overall risk of horse riding injuries has been reported to be higher than car racing or motorcycle riding (Siebenga et al, 2006).…”

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“…Most of the spine fractures caused by horse riding were also reported at the thoracolumbar junction T11- L2 (Siebenga et al, 2006). Thoracolumbar spinal injuries, especially fractures are typical for horse riding accidents (Silver, 2002).…”

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A possible case of Scheuermann's disease from Akarçay Höyük, Birecik (Şanlıurfa, Turkey)

Üstündağ

Devecı

2011

Intl J of Osteoarchaeology

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During excavations in Akarçay Hö yü k, located in Birecik (Şanlıurfa, Turkey), a human and a horse skeleton were found together as a co-burial. This burial was in an Islamic cemetery dated to 13th-14th century AD. The human skeleton was that of a young adult female with a distinct thoracic kyphosis. Three adjacent thoracic vertebral bodies, T4, T5 and T6, were wedge shaped and this wedging was also apparent in radiographs. There were Schmorl's nodes and anterior extensions on the same vertebral bodies. All these vertebral changes are typical signs of Scheuermann's disease (SD). Since she was buried with a horse, it is likely that she was a horse rider. Although she was young, the skeletal changes associated with horse riding like elongated acetabula and enthesopathies on the femora were evident. There was a compression fracture on T12, and irregularities on the upper and lower vertebral body rims due to traumatic anterior disc herniation. It is postulated that a trauma due to horse riding is responsible for the occurrence of SD in this case.

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“…During this accident, the vertebral column was extremely flexed. Thus, the ventral parts of the damaged vertebrae were stressed by an extreme weight such as in a fall from a galloping horse or a great height (Siebenga et al, 2006). As the bony changes in both traumatic events are similar and were seemingly provoked by the same kind of accident, we assume that this young individual fell twice e perhaps from horseback e or suffered several blows.…”

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‘You must keep going’ – Musculoskeletal system stress indicators of prehistoric mobile pastoralists in Western China

Gresky

Wagner

Schmidt-Schultz

et al. 2016

Quaternary International

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Spine fractures caused by horse riding

Cited by 38 publications

References 22 publications

Epidemiological features of traumatic spinal cord injury in Anhui Province, China

Epidemiological features of traumatic spinal cord injury in Anhui Province, China

A possible case of Scheuermann's disease from Akarçay Höyük, Birecik (Şanlıurfa, Turkey)

‘You must keep going’ – Musculoskeletal system stress indicators of prehistoric mobile pastoralists in Western China

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