Scher A T
S Afr Med J. 1979 Sep 22;56(13):525-7.
Congenital or acquired cervical vertebral fusion is sometimes an incidental radiological finding. Such fusions decrease the normal range of spinal movement and predispose to trauma. An analysis of 200 patients with acute cervical spinal cord trauma has been made with reference to pre-existing vertebral fusion and the circumstances of injury. The analysis showed the patients to be particularly predisposed to hyperextension injury and the risk of spinal cord damage from minor trauma. Precautions which should be taken by these patients to avoid spinal injury are suggested.
先天性或后天性颈椎融合有时是偶然的影像学发现。这种融合会减小脊柱的正常活动范围，并易导致创伤。我们参考了先前存在的椎体融合情况和损伤情况，对200例急性颈脊髓损伤患者进行了分析。分析表明，这些患者特别容易发生过伸损伤，以及因轻微创伤导致脊髓损伤的风险。文中还提出了这些患者应采取的预防脊髓损伤的措施。
