Subaxial Cervical Spine Injuries: Introduction

• Common cause of disability 
• Most common causes:–  RTA, Fall, Penetrating trauma, Sports 
• Highly prone to traumatic injury:
• Mobile, relatively unprotected, and its high position 
• 60% of all spinal injuries occur in the cervical spine 
• Subaxial cervical spine injuries include:
• 2/3rd of all cervical fractures
• 75% of all cervical dislocations 
• One third of injuries occur at the level of C2, and one half of injuries occur at the level of C6 or C7.

Subaxial Cervical Spine Injuries: Epidemiology

• Bimodal Peak
• Adolescents and Young Adults
• Middle Aged Individuals (55 years)
• Males accounts for 80% of injuries 

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Subaxial Cervical Spine Trauma: Diagnosis and Management

• Common cause of disability 
• Most common causes:
  –  RTA, Fall, Penetrating trauma, Sports 
• Highly prone to traumatic injury:
• Mobile, relatively unprotected, and its high position 
• 60% of all spinal injuries occur in the cervical spine 
• Subaxial cervical spine injuries include:
• 2/3rd of all cervical fractures
• 75% of all cervical dislocations 
• One third of injuries occur at the level of C2, and one half of injuries occur at the level of C6 or C7.

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SUBAXIAL CERVICAL SPINE INJURIES

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