Fracture of the osteoporotic cervical spine from a low-level trauma.
Most cervical spine fractures are caused by high-level trauma or by malignancy. Compression-type fractures usually affect the lumbar and thoracic spine below the T8 level and rarely the cervical spine. In the elderly, however, cervical spine compression fractures can occur with relatively minor trauma and are associated with high morbidity and mortality.
Almehmi
Ammar
A
Dept. of Medicine, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Charleston Division, USA.
Deliri
Hamid
H
Dameron
Jeffrey
J
Pfister
Alfred K
AK
D000058:Accidental Falls; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000150:complications*; D011859:Radiography; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*