Open AccessOverview of Subaxial Cervical Spine Fractures and Dislocations
Author(s) -
AbdulWahab Ahmed Alzahrani,
Mohammad Saeed M. Al Fehaid,
Abdullah Saleh A. Alaboudi,
Mohammed Ahmed Abed I. Abualsaoud,
Faisal Abdulmohsen A. Bintalib,
Ahmed Asim A. Almuallimi,
Nawaf Faisal M. Alotaibi,
Othman Yaqoub Yousef Aldayhan,
Abdulrahman Nasser A. Alshabanat,
Sama Ali A. Halawi,
Osied Hesham M. Almadani
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of pharmaceutical research international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2456-9119
DOI - 10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i48b33281
Subject(s) - medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , orthopedic surgery , cervical spine , radiography , reduction (mathematics) , radiology , spinal cord injury , spinal canal , surgery , facet (psychology) , spinal cord , geometry , mathematics , psychiatry , psychology , social psychology , personality , big five personality traits
Injuries of the subaxial cervical spine are among the most common and potentially most devastating injuries involving the axial skeleton. The lower cervical spine can suffer minor bony or ligamentous injury that nevertheless results in severe neurologic injury. Plain radiography, computed tomography (CT) scans, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans are all part of the standard imaging regimen. The delayed timing of dislocation reduction and cost-effectiveness are two issues with routine use of MRI in the diagnosis of cervical facet dislocations. Serval treatment options and approaches can be used. However Orthopedic treatment can be used to reduce the fracture or dislocation returns the vertebral canal to its normal shape and dimensions and decompresses the spinal cord. Immediate treatment should be started if there are signs of spinal cord injury or any factor that could lead to such injuries. In this review we will be looking at epidemiology, causes, evaluation and treatment of such cases.