Oral Surg Oral Med O
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Oral Surg Oral Med O · Oct 2001
Prevalence of cervical spine injuries in patients with facial trauma.
Injuries to the spine may accompany facial trauma. By using a large computerized database the goal of this case control study was to assess the association between facial and cervical spine injuries among patients sustaining facial trauma. ⋯ The results of this study underline the importance of proper clinical and computed tomographic evaluation in cases of facial fractures for recognition of additional cervical spine trauma. Detection of cervical spine trauma can be missed, especially when pain or symptoms from other parts of the body dominate. The typical patient with concomitant neck and facial trauma is male, 40 years old, and usually involved in a traffic accident.