Injury patterns of the spine following blunt trauma: A per-segment analysis of spinal structures and their detection rates in CT and MRI☆

ABSTRACT:

Rationale and objectives

To provide a detailed analysis of injury patterns of the spine following blunt trauma and establish the role of supplementary MRI by evaluating discrepancies in the detection rates of damaged structures in CT and MRI.

Method

216 patients with blunt trauma to the spine who underwent CT followed by supplementary MRI were included in this study. Two board-certified radiologists blinded to clinical symptoms and injury mechanisms independently interpreted all acquired CT and MRI images. The interpretation was performed using a dedicated catalogue of typical findings associated with spinal trauma and assessed for spinal stability using the AO classification systems.

Results

Lesions to structures associated with spinal instability were present i

SUBMITTER: Gruenewald L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10318444 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature