EPIDEMIOLOGY OF SPINE FRACTURES IN MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT VICTIMS

epidemiology of cervical spine fractures

conclusions this study demonstrated that most victims of csfx in our region are 16 to 40 years of age. a male predominance was observed, and motor vehicle collisions were the most frequent trauma mechanism leading to cervical spine injury (mostly due to car rollover accidents), with falls as the second most frequent. the rate of sci in our study was 3.62% of all cases and the mortality rate was...

Epidemiological profile of extremity fractures in victims of motorcycle accidents

OBJECTIVE Show the epidemiological profile of limb fractures in victim of motorcycle accident seen at the Emergency Department of Hospital Universitário Evangélico de Curitiba (HUEC), Curitiba, PR, Brazil, from January 2007 to December 2013, as well as to compare the results with data from the literature. METHODS This is a retrospective, descriptive, observational study. The information was o...

Helmet use and associated spinal fractures in motorcycle crash victims.

BACKGROUND The effect of helmet use on the incidence of cervical and thoracic fractures sustained in motorcycle crashes remains controversial. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the incidence of these fractures in helmeted and nonhelmeted crash victims at a single Level I trauma hospital with a well-defined system for evaluating spinal fractures. RESULTS Of 422 motorcycle crash victims tre...

Epidemiology of Cervical Spine Fractures

BACKGROUND Epidemiology of cervical spine fractures (CSfx) in trauma patients of general population is not yet exclusively known. OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to evaluate the epidemiology of CSfx in trauma patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS Data from trauma patients admitted in the emergency room (ER) of Shiraz Shahid Rajaei hospital during the 3.5 years period from September 22, 20...

[Myelographic-anatomical studies of cervical spine specimens in accident victims].