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Volume 7 Issue 7 (July, 2019)

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Evaluation of Fracture of Cervical Vertebrae using CT scan
Gunjan Das, Saurabh Agarwal

Background: Injuries to the cervical spine occur in approximately 4% of trauma patients. The present study was conducted to assess fracture of cervical vertebrae using CT scan. Materials & Methods: The present study was conducted on 110 adult of both genders which were referred to the department for CT scan. All patients were evaluated for cervical neck pain, presence of neurological deficit, reduced level of consciousness. A careful physical examination was performed and CT scan was taken. Results: Out of 110 patients, males were 72 and females were 38. Age group 20-30 years had 10, 30-40 had 35, 40-50 had 24, 50-60 had 18, 60-70 had 13 and >70 had 10 patients. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Grade A was seen in 54, grade B in 40, grade C in 12, grade D in 4 and grade E in nil patients. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Mode of injury was RTA in 60, violence in 25, fall in 15 and sports injury in 10.  Conclusion: There is increase in number of road traffic accidents and chances of fracture of cervical vertebrae are in rise. There was male predominance as compared to females.
Key words: CT scan, Frankel, Trauma

Received: 16 March, 2019                                         Revised:  26 April 2019                             Accepted: 27 April 2019

Corresponding Author: Dr. Saurabh Agarwal, Associate Professor, Department of  Orthopaedics, Career Institute of Medical Sciences & Hospital, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India 

This article may be cited as: Das G,  Agarwal S. Evaluation of Fracture of Cervical Vertebrae using CT scan. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2019;7(7): 183-186.

 
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