Neck Injuries

Whiplash injuries to the neck.

Seat Belts and Neck Injuries

This article, part of a recently CO!ll> l eted research project on safety belts, presents results on neck injuries. A total of 3927 injured front seat occupants (drivers and passengers) i nvol ved in two-car crashes were considered • ..Wang them, 725 sustained a neck sprain (ICD9:847. 0), some af them may have sustained ather injuries as well. The more serious injuries to the cervical spine wer...

Clinical and medicolegal characteristics of neck injuries.

The predominance in performing surgery of major spine injuries by neurosurgeons usually has the consequence of treating all types of spine injuries by neurosurgeons - neurotraumatologists. In the neurosurgical wards of Clinical Hospital Rijeka, we take care of the majority of these patients, following both the major, as well as minor--whiplash injuries of the neck. This article is an overview o...

Head and neck injuries in football (soccer)

Epidemiology Head injuries are estimated to comprise from 4% to 22% of the total injuries in football (Tysvaer, 1992; Powell and Barber-Foss, 1999; Kirkendall et al., 2001). While most of the research regarding head injuries in football has focused on concussions, more severe head injuries do occur. Injuries such as skull fractures and internal head injuries are too infrequent to study prospect...

The evolving management of penetrating neck injuries.

The management of penetrating neck injuries has changed tremendously in the last 20 years. During the 1960s and 1970s the golden rule for such injuries was mandatory neck exploration. This policy became generally accepted because of the anatomical proximity of the neck to important structures, the potential of disastrous consequences, and previous military experience. However, experience in the...