Role of conservative treatment of cervical spine injuries.

Lauweryns, Philippe

Lauweryns, Philippe.

Affiliation

Lauweryns P; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Regionaal Ziekenhuis Sint-Trudo, Diestersteenweg 100, 3800, Sint-Truiden, Belgium. Philippe.Lauweryns@rzst.be

Eur Spine J ; 19 Suppl 1: S23-6, 2010 Mar.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19669171

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

Conservative treatment still has an important role to play, despite the increasing possibilities of surgical treatment. Treatment starts at the site of trauma. Transportation and immobilisation in braces are discussed. Skeletal skull traction can be used for realignment and reduction, and eventually used in halo-vest treatment. The advantages and disadvantages of these different treatment options are discussed.

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Cervical Vertebrae/injuries; External Fixators/standards; Spinal Fractures/therapy; Spinal Injuries/therapy; Traction/standards; Braces/standards; Cervical Vertebrae/diagnostic imaging; Cervical Vertebrae/pathology; Emergency Medical Services/methods; Emergency Medical Services/standards; External Fixators/trends; Humans; Prosthesis Fitting/methods; Prosthesis Fitting/standards; Radiography; Skull/anatomy & histology; Spinal Fractures/diagnosis; Spinal Fractures/physiopathology; Spinal Injuries/diagnosis; Spinal Injuries/physiopathology; Traction/trends; Transportation of Patients/methods; Transportation of Patients/standards

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Spinal Injuries / Traction / Cervical Vertebrae / External Fixators / Spinal Fractures Type of study: Diagnostic_studies Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: Eur Spine J Journal subject: ORTOPEDIA Year: 2010 Type: Article Affiliation country: Belgium

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