{"title":"The management and treatment of cervical spine injuries.","authors":"Hesham Al-Khateeb, Sam Oussedik","doi":"10.12968/hmed.2005.66.7.18380","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The cervical spine is a relatively fragile structure traversed by the spinal cord. Injuries to the cervical spine (c-spine) are therefore associated with potentially catastrophic neurological complications. This article illustrates the importance of routine c-spine immobilization in all trauma patients and highlights how early diagnosis of injuries can optimize outcome.</p>","PeriodicalId":79637,"journal":{"name":"Hospital medicine (London, England : 1998)","volume":"66 7","pages":"389-95"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2005-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.12968/hmed.2005.66.7.18380","citationCount":"6","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Hospital medicine (London, England : 1998)","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.12968/hmed.2005.66.7.18380","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The cervical spine is a relatively fragile structure traversed by the spinal cord. Injuries to the cervical spine (c-spine) are therefore associated with potentially catastrophic neurological complications. This article illustrates the importance of routine c-spine immobilization in all trauma patients and highlights how early diagnosis of injuries can optimize outcome.