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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

Emergency management of older people with cervical spine injuries: an expert practice review.
Benchetrit S, Blackham J, Braude P, Halliday R, Shipway D, Williams A, Carlton E
Emerg Med J 2022 Apr;39(4):331-336. Epub 2021 Aug 3 doi: 10.1136/emermed-2020-211002. PMID: 34344732
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
Evaluation and management of acute cervical spine trauma.
Pimentel L, Diegelmann L
Emerg Med Clin North Am 2010 Nov;28(4):719-38. doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2010.07.003. PMID: 20971389

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
Injuries of the upper cervical spine-how can instability be identified?
Liao S, Jung MK, Hörnig L, Grützner PA, Kreinest M
Int Orthop 2020 Jul;44(7):1239-1253. Epub 2020 May 25 doi: 10.1007/s00264-020-04593-y. PMID: 32451654
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
Optimal treatment for odontoid fractures in the elderly.
Harrop JS, Hart R, Anderson PA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2010 Oct 1;35(21 Suppl):S219-27. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181f32716. PMID: 20881465

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