| Vertebral artery injury after cervical spine trauma: a prospective study. | |
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PMID: 12518258 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVES: Vertebral artery (VA) -injury is rarely symptomatic and can therefore easily be overlooked. However, thromboembolic complications may result in permanent morbidity or mortality due to brainstem ischemia and infarction. In this prospective study a standardized protocol for the diagnosis and management of VA-injury following blunt cervical spine trauma with subluxation or fractures affecting the transverse foramen was evaluated. METHODS: During a 48 months period 31 (12 female, 19 male; mean age 44.2 years) of 119 patients with blunt cervical spine trauma were suspicious for VA-injury and subjected to a predefined radiological work-up. Selective digital subtraction angiography (DSA) was performed at admission in 31 patients. For comparison magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) was added within 2 days in 7 patients. RESULTS: The incidence of VA injury detected by DSA (n = 5) was 4% in all types of blunt cervical spinal injury, 16% in cases suspicious for VA injury, i.e. cases with mono- or bifacet dislocation and/or cases with fractures extending into the transverse foramen. Unilateral VA-stenosis was found in 4 and VA-occlusion in one patients. In one case a VA-stenosis by an intimal flap after transverse foramen fracture was detected by DSA but not by MRA. In 2 patients with VA injury headache occurred without signs of vertebro-basilar insufficiency. All 5 patients with VA-injury were treated with anticoagulation without complications or side effects. 14 of 31 patients which had DSA/MRA had unstable spine conditions and were treated surgically within 4 days after admission. CONCLUSION: The subgroup of patients with dislocation or fracture related stenosis of the transverse foramen should undergo early angiography for establishment of anticoagulation to prevent thromboembolic complications. It appears that the radiological diagnosis of VA-insufficiency is more sensitive than clinical findings, which rarely indicate VA-insufficiency. In this series one VA injury was overlooked with MRA. |
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Authors:
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T Kral; C Schaller; H Urbach; J Schramm |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Zentralblatt für Neurochirurgie Volume: 63 ISSN: 0044-4251 ISO Abbreviation: Zentralbl. Neurochir. Publication Date: 2002 |
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Created Date: 2003-01-08 Completed Date: 2003-03-25 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0413646 Medline TA: Zentralbl Neurochir Country: Germany |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 153-8 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Neurosurgery, University of Bonn, Medical Center, Germany. Thomas.Kral@ukb.uni-bonn.de |
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Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Angiography, Digital Subtraction Anticoagulants / therapeutic use Female Heparin / therapeutic use Humans Magnetic Resonance Angiography Male Middle Aged Prospective Studies Spinal Cord Injuries / complications*, diagnosis, pathology Treatment Outcome Vertebral Artery / injuries*, pathology Wounds, Nonpenetrating / complications, diagnosis |
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0/Anticoagulants; 9005-49-6/Heparin |
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