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Traumatic rotatory displacement of the lower cervical spine
C Argenson1, F de Peretti, A Ghabris
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hôpital l'Archet, Nice, France.
Bulletin (Hospital for Joint Diseases (New York, N.Y.))
|May 2, 2000
Abstract:
The authors describe the classification for traumatic rotary injuries of the cervical spine. The classification is based on a review of 306 severe lower cervical spine injuries observed in 255 patients between 1980 and 1994. Traumatic rotatory displacements (TRD) represented 39% of the 306 severe injuries. Three different lesions were observed: unilateral facet fractures, fracture-separation of the articular pillars, and unilateral facet dislocations.