Matsumoto M, Fujimura Y, Suzuki N, Toyama Y, Shiga H
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan.
Injury. 1998 Dec;29(10):775-8. doi: 10.1016/s0020-1383(98)00184-3.
The cervical curvature of 488 patients with acute whiplash injury was prospectively studied by comparison with 495 asymptomatic healthy volunteers. Plain radiography of the cervical spine in the neutral position was evaluated qualitatively. No significant difference was noted in frequencies of non-lordotic cervical curvature and local angular kyphosis between acute whiplash injury patients and asymptomatic subjects. No significant association was apparent between clinical symptoms and cervical curvature. These results suggest that non-lordotic cervical curvature and angular kyphosis in acute whiplash injury patients constitute normal variants rather than pathological findings.
通过与495名无症状健康志愿者进行比较，对488例急性挥鞭样损伤患者的颈椎曲度进行了前瞻性研究。对中立位颈椎的X线平片进行了定性评估。急性挥鞭样损伤患者与无症状受试者之间，非前凸颈椎曲度和局部角状后凸的发生率无显著差异。临床症状与颈椎曲度之间无明显关联。这些结果表明，急性挥鞭样损伤患者的非前凸颈椎曲度和角状后凸属于正常变异而非病理表现。
