ALLMedicine™ Cervical Spine Fracture Center

Feb 3rd, 2023 - Ankylosing spondylitis-related cervical spine fracture with neurologic impairment (ASCF-NI) is a rare but often lethal injury. Factors independently associated with survival after treatment remain poorly defined, and identifying patients who are l...

Jan 7th, 2023 - Multicenter retrospective analysis of routinely collected data. The underlying aim of this study was to identify potential treatment-related risk factors for odontoid fracture nonunion while accounting for known patient- and injury-related risk fa...

Dec 16th, 2022 - Pain intensity (VAS) It was utilized to evaluate the degree of pain both before and after treatment. Subjects were asked to rate their pain on a scale from 0 (no pain) to 10 (extreme pain). Specifically, a line representing 10 centimeters was used...

Nov 14th, 2022 - Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the incidence of self-harm was already on the rise. Hanging/suffocation accounted for 50% of the increase in suicide attempts and remains the second leading cause of death from self-harm in the United States. Studie...

Nov 1st, 2022 - Practice Essentials Cervical spine injuries occur in 3-4% and thoracolumbar fractures in 4-7% of blunt trauma patients who present to the emergency department.[1] Approximately 5-10% of unconscious patients who present to the emergency department ...

Dec 16th, 2022 - Pain intensity (VAS) It was utilized to evaluate the degree of pain both before and after treatment. Subjects were asked to rate their pain on a scale from 0 (no pain) to 10 (extreme pain). Specifically, a line representing 10 centimeters was used...

Jun 21st, 2022 - This study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of Mulligan concept cervical sustained natural apophysial glides (SNAGs) mobilization method in addition to the conventional treatment program in patients with nonspecific neck pain. The st...

Apr 7th, 2022 - This is a non-blinded randomised controlled trial with nested qualitative research comparing early removal of a hard collar (intervention) with treatment in a hard collar for 12 weeks (standard care) in older or frail adults with odontoid peg frac...

Aug 26th, 2016 - History and current status of related studies The cervical pedicle is a tiny structure adjacent to important tissues including the spinal cord and vertebral artery. Cervical pedicle screw internal fixation is the conventional treatment for cervica...

Apr 22nd, 2015 - Background: Physicians in Canadian emergency departments (EDs) annually treat 185,000 alert and stable trauma victims who are at risk for cervical spine (c-spine) injury. Only 0.9% of these patients have, however, suffered a cervical spine fractur...

Sep 8th, 2017 - An isolated thyroid cartilage fracture is very rare. 1-5 More interestingly, an isolated thyroid cartilage fracture from a wrestling injury, especially in a non-sports competition context, such as horseplay, has not been previously reported in the.

May 11th, 2016 - Action Points Cervical spine fracture was associated with a high mortality risk among hospitalized patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Note that falls were the primary mechanism of injury among AS patients with cervical spine fractures. Cervical...

Jan 14th, 2016 - Editor's Note: The Case Challenge series includes difficult-to-diagnose conditions, some of which are not frequently encountered by most clinicians but are nonetheless important to accurately recognize. Test your diagnostic and treatment skills us...

Jan 14th, 2016 - Editor's Note: The Case Challenge series includes difficult-to-diagnose conditions, some of which are not frequently encountered by most clinicians but are nonetheless important to accurately recognize. Test your diagnostic and treatment skills us...

Oct 1st, 2015 - Missed Cervical Spine Injury An 83-year-old man presented to the ED via emergency medical services (EMS) with a chief complaint of neck pain. He was the restrained driver of a car that was struck from behind by another vehicle.