Secondary Dislocations in Type B and C Injuries of the Subaxial Cervical Spine: Risk Factors and Treatment.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

This study analyzed the incidence of secondary dislocations (sDLs) after surgical stabilization of AO Spine type B and C injuries of the subaxial cervical spine (sCS).

Materials and methods

Patients treated for injuries of the sCS from 2010 to 2020 were retrospectively analyzed for the incidence of sDL within 60 days after first surgery. A univariate analysis of variables potentially influencing the risk of sDL was performed. Patients with solitary anterior stabilization underwent subgroup analysis. The treatment of sDLs was described.

Results

A total of 275 patients were included. sDLs occurred in 4.0% of patients (n = 11) in the total sample, most frequently after solitary anterior stabilization with 8.0% (n = 10, p = 0.010). Only o

SUBMITTER: Raisch P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10856098 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature