Neck fracture symptoms?

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Cervical spondylosis, also known as cervical syndrome, is the general name of cervical osteoarthritis, proliferative cervical spondylitis, cervical nerve root syndrome and cervical disc prolapse. It is a disease based on degenerative pathological changes. Neck fracture symptoms? Let's talk about it

Neck fracture symptoms?

Neck pain, dyskinesia, spasm of neck muscle, extensive tenderness of neck, numbness and swelling, and severe local symptoms. Except for a few lucky people, there are signs of paralysis in different degrees, and the proportion of complete spinal cord injury is high.

Pain, subcutaneous blood stasis, limitation of movement and deformity; Complete dyskinesia, dysuria. Paraplegia can occur in severe cases. Paraplegia is mainly manifested as complete movement and sensory disturbance below the damage level, and dysfunction of urination and defecation.

MRI examination can further evaluate the spinal cord and soft tissue injury caused by spinal fracture. It can find signs such as spinal cord compression, spinal cord hematoma, posterior longitudinal ligament rupture, etc. it can show vertebral burst, vertebral canal volume reduction, vertebral arch, pedicle, lamina, spinous process rupture, etc.

matters needing attention

1. It is very important to keep the respiratory tract unobstructed, especially for the patients with complete spinal cord injury above 5 cervical vertebrae, tracheotomy should be performed early. 2. Restore the shape of the spinal canal and the stability of the vertebral segment. First, restore the alignment of the spinal canal by non-surgical or surgical methods, so as to eliminate the compression on the spinal cord. At the same time, try to ensure the stability of the injured vertebral segment, so as to prevent or aggravate the spinal cord injury. In addition to using traction therapy to immobilize the cervical spine, anterior or posterior surgery can also be used as appropriate.