PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Alharbi, Ahoud
AU  - Alkhaibary, Ali
AU  - Aloraidi, Ahmed
AU  - Alwohaibi, Mohammed
AU  - Alkhani, Ahmed
TI  - Patterns of cervical spine injuries in adults at a major trauma center in Saudi Arabia
AID  - 10.15537/smj.2020.11.25426
DP  - 2020 Nov 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 1259--1262
VI  - 41
IP  - 11
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/41/11/1259.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/41/11/1259.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2020 Nov 01; 41
AB  - Objectives: To describe the patterns of cervical spine injuries in an adult population in a major trauma center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.Methods: A retrospective cohort study including all adults with cervical spine injuries from 2014 to 2018 was conducted. All patient data with radiological evidence of injury involving the cervical spine were collected.Results: The final sample size realized as 257 patients. Majority of the sample (85.6%) were male and the age ranged from 14-90 years (mean of 36.6 years±18.5 SD). Motor vehicle accidents were the most frequent mechanism of injury (92.6%, n=238). Single level of injury of the cervical spine was encountered in 52.9% (n=136) and 2 or more levels of injury were encountered in 47.1% (n=122) of patients. In total, 442 cervical spine injury levels were identified. At these levels, 559 fractures were observable radiologically. Associated head injury was present in 125 patients (48.6%). Only a small proportion (22.2%, n=57) had neurological sequelae.Conclusion: It reflects the impact of this injury on younger male patient population.