Merrill Sarah, Clifton William, Valero-Moreno Fidel, Damon Aaron, Rahmathulla Gazanfar
Neurological Surgery, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Scottsdale, USA.
Neurological Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, USA.
Cureus. 2020 Mar 9;12(3):e7225. doi: 10.7759/cureus.7225.
Unstable traumatic cervical spine fracture is a commonly encountered neurosurgical issue. Concomitant vertebral artery injuries present a challenge in surgical decision-making regarding the timing and order of surgical intervention with respect to endovascular intervention and internal fixation of the unstable fracture. Currently, there are no studies that have specifically examined stroke rate or outcomes for patients who have vertebral artery injuries and unstable cervical spine fractures with respect to temporal treatment course. The purpose of this paper is to review the current evidence for the standards of diagnosis and management of vertebral artery injuries with coinciding unstable cervical spine injuries and propose an evidence-based algorithm for workup and treatment.
不稳定型创伤性颈椎骨折是神经外科常见问题。椎动脉损伤同时存在时,在决定手术时机以及关于血管内介入和不稳定骨折内固定的手术干预顺序方面对手术决策构成挑战。目前,尚无专门研究针对伴有椎动脉损伤和不稳定颈椎骨折患者的时间治疗过程来考察卒中发生率或结局。本文旨在综述目前关于合并不稳定颈椎损伤的椎动脉损伤诊断和管理标准的证据,并提出基于证据的检查和治疗算法。