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Case Reports
. 1988 May;28(5):655-9.
doi: 10.1097/00005373-198805000-00016.

Multiple noncontiguous fractures of the cervical spine

P Shear  1 , H Hugenholtz, M T Richard, N A Russell, E W Peterson, B G Benoit, V F da Silva
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Case Reports

Multiple noncontiguous fractures of the cervical spine

P Shear et al. J Trauma. 1988 May.

Abstract

Multiple noncontiguous fracture-subluxations of the cervical spine are fractures and subluxations separated by at least one normal intervening cervical vertebra. A review of all 66 consecutive cervical spine fractures treated by the Division of Neurosurgery at the University of Ottawa during 26 consecutive months revealed six such cases (9%). These injuries are more common than previously recognized. Special consideration is required in their treatment because of the presence of a mobile intermediate segment in some of these patients.

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