Traumatic dislocation of the cervical spine without neurological deficit. Eleven cases

• Published in: Journal of neurosurgical sciences Vol. 27; no. 3; pp. 191 - 195
• Main Authors: Reale, F, Delfini, R, Mazzarella, F, Gambacorta, D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Italy 01.07.1983
• Subjects: Adult; Cervical Vertebrae - injuries; Combined Modality Therapy; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Fracture Fixation, Internal; Fractures, Bone - diagnosis; Fractures, Bone - therapy; Humans; Joint Dislocations - diagnosis; Joint Dislocations - therapy; Male; Middle Aged; Whiplash Injuries - diagnosis

The authors present 11 cases of traumatized patients without neurological deficit in spite of a gross dislocation of the cervical spine. In the effort of explaining this discrepancy various parameters have been taken into account. The vertebral canal has been noted to be abnormally wide in these cas...