The clinical characteristics and therapy of syndrome of craniocerebral-cervical vertebral injury / 中华创伤杂志(英文版)

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To explore the clinical characteristics and new treatment for syndrome of craniocerebral-cervical vertebral injury.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The clinical data of 52 patients with head injury accompanied by neck injury were analyzed retrospectively.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Craniocerebral injury could result in damage to cervical vertebrae, muscles, vessels and nerves, and even cause vertebral artery injury, which may lead to insufficient blood-supply of vertebral-basal artery. All patients were treated with cervical vertebral traction and the results were good.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Acute craniocerebral injury with symptom of insufficient blood-supply of vertebral-basal artery, evident neurosis and atlas-axis half-dislocation in X-ray should be treated by cervical vertebral traction, which will yield better outcome.</p>