The clinical characteristics and therapy of syndrome of craniocerebral-cervical vertebral injury.

OBJECTIVE

To explore the clinical characteristics and new treatment for syndrome of craniocerebral-cervical vertebral injury.

METHODS

The clinical data of 52 patients with head injury accompanied by neck injury were analyzed retrospectively.

RESULTS

Craniocerebral injury could result in damage to cervical vertebrae, muscles, vessels and nerves, and even cause vertebral artery injury, which may lead to insufficient blood-supply of vertebral-basal artery. All patients were treated with cervical vertebral traction and the results were good.

CONCLUSIONS

Acute craniocerebral injury with symptom of insufficient blood-supply of vertebral-basal artery, evident neurosis and atlas-axis half-dislocation in X-ray should be treated by cervical vertebral traction, which will yield better outcome.