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Fractured cervical vertebra

MedGen UID:
537424
•Concept ID:
C0262414
•
Injury or Poisoning
Synonyms: bone cervical vertebra; Fracture of cervical spine; Fracture of cervical vertebra; Fracture of neck
SNOMED CT: Fracture of neck (125606003); Fracture of cervical spine (125606003); Fracture of cervical vertebra (125606003)
 
HPO: HP:0041167

Definition

A partial or complete breakage of the cervical vertebra. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Management of cervical spine trauma in children.
Copley PC, Tilliridou V, Kirby A, Jones J, Kandasamy J
Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg 2019 Oct;45(5):777-789. Epub 2018 Aug 24 doi: 10.1007/s00068-018-0992-x. PMID: 30167742Free PMC Article
Atlas Fractures: Diagnosis, Current Treatment Recommendations, and Implications for Elderly Patients.
Smith RM, Bhandutia AK, Jauregui JJ, Shasti M, Ludwig SC
Clin Spine Surg 2018 Aug;31(7):278-284. doi: 10.1097/BSD.0000000000000631. PMID: 29620588
Validity of a set of clinical criteria to rule out injury to the cervical spine in patients with blunt trauma. National Emergency X-Radiography Utilization Study Group.
Hoffman JR, Mower WR, Wolfson AB, Todd KH, Zucker MI
N Engl J Med 2000 Jul 13;343(2):94-9. doi: 10.1056/NEJM200007133430203. PMID: 10891516

Recent systematic reviews

E-Cigarette Burns and Explosions: What are the Patterns of Oromaxillofacial Injury?
Dekhou A, Oska N, Partiali B, Johnson J, Chung MT, Folbe A
J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2021 Aug;79(8):1723-1730. Epub 2021 Mar 29 doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2021.03.008. PMID: 33974919
The impact of odontoid screw fixation techniques on screw-related complications and fusion rates: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Lvov I, Grin A, Talypov A, Godkov I, Kordonskiy A, Khushnazarov U, Smirnov V, Krylov V
Eur Spine J 2021 Feb;30(2):475-497. Epub 2020 Jun 15 doi: 10.1007/s00586-020-06501-9. PMID: 32556628
Surgical treatment of traumatic cervical facet dislocation: anterior, posterior or combined approaches?
Lins CC, Prado DT, Joaquim AF
Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2016 Sep;74(9):745-749. doi: 10.1590/0004-282X20160078. PMID: 27706424
Management of cervical fractures in ankylosing spondylitis: anterior, posterior or combined approach?
Longo UG, Loppini M, Petrillo S, Berton A, Maffulli N, Denaro V
Br Med Bull 2015 Sep;115(1):57-66. Epub 2015 Mar 22 doi: 10.1093/bmb/ldv010. PMID: 25800241
Management of anterior cervical pseudarthrosis.
Kaiser MG, Mummaneni PV, Matz PG, Anderson PA, Groff MW, Heary RF, Holly LT, Ryken TC, Choudhri TF, Vresilovic EJ, Resnick DK; Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons
J Neurosurg Spine 2009 Aug;11(2):228-37. doi: 10.3171/2009.2.SPINE08729. PMID: 19769502

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