Surgical Treatment of Upper Cervical Spine Trauma: Experience in a Regional Neurosurgery Unit in a Country with Limited Health Care Resources—About 22 Consecutives Cases
Mohameth Faye,
Louncény Fatoumata Barry,
Roger Mulumba Ilunga
et al.
Abstract:Objectives Representing approximately 22% of cervical spine injuries, upper cervical spine injuries are becoming more frequent with the increase in road traffic accidents. The purpose of our study is to evaluate the results of our surgical series and to compare them with the literature.
Materials and Methods In this monocentric retrospective study of over three years (June 2019–May 2022), all the patients with traumatic injuries of the upper cervical spine with a surgical treatment and a minimum of 1… Show more
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