A patient with self-inflicted injuries of the cervical vertebrae and spinal cord.
BACKGROUND
We encountered a patient with methamphetamine addiction who had self-inflicted injuries of the cervical vertebrae and spinal cord.


METHODS
The patient hit his head on the wall many times and showed abnormal behavior due to the addiction. Radiograph and CT revealed cervical vertebral injuries. Clinical findings indicated that the injuries had affected the spinal cord.


RESULTS
Conservative treatment was performed because reduction of the cervical vertebrae was good.
Nakano
Yuji
Y
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Juntendo University, Izunagaoka Hospital, 1129 Nagaoka, Izunagaoka Tagata, 410-2295 Shizuoka, Japan. orthop-jun-izu@mx5.ttcn.ne.jp
Kaneko
Kazuo
K
Inoue
Yukio
Y
D000328:Adult; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed