Ehara S, Shimamura T
Department of Radiology, Iwate Medical University School of Medicine, Morioka, Japan.
Skeletal Radiol. 2001 Jan;30(1):1-7. doi: 10.1007/s002560000300.
An increase in the elderly population has resulted in an increased incidence of cervical spine injury in this group. No specific type of cervical spine trauma is seen in the elderly, although dens fractures are reported to be common. Hyperextension injuries due to falling and the resultant central cord syndrome in the mid and lower cervical segments due to decreased elasticity as a result of spondylosis may be also characteristic. The imaging features of cervical spine injury are often modified by associated spondylosis deformans, DISH and other systemic disorders. The value of MR imaging in such cases is emphasized.
老年人口的增加导致了该群体颈椎损伤发生率的上升。老年人中未见特定类型的颈椎创伤，尽管据报道齿状突骨折很常见。跌倒导致的过伸损伤以及由于脊柱退变导致弹性降低而在中下颈椎节段产生的中央脊髓综合征也可能是其特征。颈椎损伤的影像学特征常因相关的脊柱退变畸形、弥漫性特发性骨肥厚（DISH）和其他全身性疾病而改变。强调了磁共振成像（MR成像）在这些病例中的价值。
