Cervical vertebral and spinal cord injuries in rollover occupants.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Rollover crashes continue to be a substantial public health issue in North America. Previous research has shown that the cervical spine is the most injured spine segment in rollovers, but much of the past research has focused on risk factors rather than the actual cervical spine injuries. We sought to examine how different types of cervical spine injuries (vertebral and/or cord injury) vary with different occupant-related factors in rollovers and to compare these with non-rollovers.

Methods

We obtained crash and injury information from the National Automotive Sampling System-Crashworthiness Data System (NASS-CDS) for 2005-2015 and Crash Investigation Sampling System (CISS) for 2017-2022. Based on weighted data, we calculated relative risks to assess how occupant s

SUBMITTER: Al-Salehi L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11223401 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature