[Forensic medical examination of clinical and biomechanical changes in mechanical injuries of the cervical spine ligaments].

Posttraumatic alterations in the cervical spine ligaments were studied clinically and psychologically in the victims with mechanical injuries of the musculoligamentous system of the cervical spine. A clinical course of the traumatic process and biomechanical musculoligamentous alterations, development and severity of mental disorders were established. These characteristics should be taken into consideration in forensic medical evaluation of health deterioration.