CERVICAL SPINAL-INJURIES CAUSED BY COLLISION OF CARS WITH CAMELS

Authors
ALSEBAI MW ALZAHRANI S
Citation
Mw. Alsebai et S. Alzahrani, CERVICAL SPINAL-INJURIES CAUSED BY COLLISION OF CARS WITH CAMELS, Injury, 28(3), 1997, pp. 191-194
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,"Emergency Medicine & Critical Care
Journal title
Injury → ACNP
ISSN journal
00201383
Volume
28
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
191 - 194
Database
ISI
SICI code
0020-1383(1997)28:3<191:CSCBCO>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
We report 16 patients who sustained spinal injuries by collision of th eir mrs with camels. Out of the 16 patients, 10 had severe spinal inju ries with neurological deficits. The pattern of injury, possible mecha nism of injury and recommendations for avoiding these severe injuries are suggested. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.