Spine literature: Traumatic Vertebral Artery Injury After Subaxial Cervical Spine Injuries: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Long-Term Outcomes: A Population-Based Cohort Study.

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Article: Traumatic Vertebral Artery Injury After Subaxial Cervical Spine Injuries: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Long-Term Outcomes: A Population-Based Cohort Study.

Authors (excerpt): Victor Gabriel El-Hajj, Karl J Habashy, Paulina Cewe, Elias Atallah, Aman Singh

Overview: BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Vertebral artery injury (VAI) because of traumatic subaxial cervical spine injury is a rare but potentially devastating condition as it could lead to stroke. The aim of this study was to examine the incidence, risk factors, outcomes, and radiographic predictors of VAI in patients surgically treated for subaxial cervical spine injuries at a tertiary care trauma center. METHODS: This is a retrospective population-based cohort study, including all patients surgically treated for traumatic subaxial cervical spine injuries at the study center between 2006 and 2018. Primary outcomes included mortality and morbidity after the injury. Propensity score matching, survival, univariable, and multivariable analyses were used to study the outcomes of interest. RESULTS: Traumatic VAI primarily occurred after high-energy traumas such as motor vehicle accidents and falls from heights. The median age was 64.4 years…

Full citation: Traumatic Vertebral Artery Injury After Subaxial Cervical Spine Injuries: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Long-Term Outcomes: A Population-Based Cohort Study.. Neurosurgery. PubMed: PMID 39808539; DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000003173.

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Това е обобщение за пациенти и специалисти, базирано на официалното резюме в PubMed. Публикацията е в списание Neurosurgery и засяга теми, свързани с гръбначния стълб (диагностика, лечение или епидемиология — според съдържанието на оригиналната статия). Не замества очен преглед при лекар и не представлява персонализиран медицински съвет.

Заглавие: Spine literature: Traumatic Vertebral Artery Injury After Subaxial Cervical Spine Injuries: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Long-Term Outcomes: A Population-Based Cohort Study.

Оригинално резюме (английски, съкратено): BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Vertebral artery injury (VAI) because of traumatic subaxial cervical spine injury is a rare but potentially devastating condition as it could lead to stroke. The aim of this study was to examine the incidence, risk factors, outcomes, and radiographic predictors of VAI in patients surgically treated for subaxial cervical spine injuries at a tertiary care trauma center. METHODS: This is a retrospective population-based cohort study, including all patients surgically treated for traumatic subaxial cervical spine injuries at the study center between 2006 and 2018. Primary outcomes included mortality and morbidity after the injury. Propensity score matching, survival, univariable, and multivariable analyses were used to study the outcomes of…

Source: Traumatic Vertebral Artery Injury After Subaxial Cervical Spine Injuries: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Long-Term Outcomes: A Population-Based Cohort Study.. Neurosurgery. PubMed: PMID 39808539; DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000003173.