title: Fracture of the osteoporotic cervical spine from a low-level trauma.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Medicine, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Charleston Division, USA.
authors.forename: Ammar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Almehmi
authors.forename: Hamid
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Deliri
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dameron
authors.forename: Alfred K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Pfister
mesh_terms: 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*