[Neurotraumatic emergencies at the University Hospital Center in Dakar. Apropos of 120 injuries of the cervical spine].
In Senegal, traumas of spinal column are characterized not only by their high frequency and their etiology, but also and mainly by the extreme severity of their neurological lesions. A review of 120 traumas of cervical spine revealed: The importance of the neurological lesions (75%). The influence of the factors of severity and of the treatment. Global mortality rate of 35% raises to 46.46%, consequent on neurological lesion and to 85.71% consequent on total tetraplegia.
C.H.U. Dakar, Sénégal.
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D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D005592:Fracture Fixation; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012675:Senegal; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality
Urgences neuro-traumatiques au C.H.U. de Dakar. A propos de 120 traumatismes du rachis cervical.