Open AccessThe incidence of odontoid fractures following trauma in a major trauma center, a retrospective study
Author(s) -
Sami Aleissa,
Ali A Alhandi,
Ahad Bugis,
Raghad K Alsalamah,
Abdulellah A Alsheddi,
Abdulaziz Almubarak,
Suhail Saad Alassiri,
Faisal Konbaz
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of craniovertebral junction and spine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.38
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 0976-9285
pISSN - 0974-8237
DOI - 10.4103/jcvjs.jcvjs_28_20
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , trauma center , retrospective cohort study , cervical spine , surgery , major trauma , physics , optics
Cervical spine injury is the most common vertebral injury after major trauma, 20% of all cervical fractures happen to be odontoid fractures. In young adults, odontoid fracture usually happens as a result of high-energy trauma after a motor vehicle accident (MVA). MVA in Riyadh represents 38.4% of all trauma cases, in which the head-and-neck are the most injured body parts. This research aims to provide information about the incidence of odontoid process fracture post-MVA in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.