Summary
Sixten cases of double level fracture of the cervical spine treated at the Orthopaedic Clinic of Athens University from 1970 to 1983 are presented. These comprise 5.5% of all cervical fractures. The aetiology, mechanism of injury, neurological complications and management of these injuries is discussed. Awareness of double level fracture in the cervical spine will alert the clinician to a more careful examination allowing earlier diagnosis and treatment of these injuries. The problems in management are stressed.
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Présentation de 16 cas de fractures à deux niveaux du rachis cervical, traités à la clinique orthopédique de l'Université d'Athènes, de 1970 à 1983. Ceci représente 5,5% de l'ensemble des fractures cervicales. On discute létiologie, le mécanisme du traumatisme, les complications neurologiques et le traitement de ces lésions. La constation d'une fracture à deux niveaux du rachis cervical doit inciter le clinicien à un examen particulièrement minutieux, permettant un diagnostic et un traitement plus précoces. Les problèmes d'indication thérapeutique posés par ces fractures sont soulignés.
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St. Korres, D., Kyritsis, G., Kouvaras, J. et al. Double level fractures of the cervical spine. International Orthopaedics 11, 105–108 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00266694
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00266694