Polytrauma patients with severe cervical spine injuries are different than with severe TBI despite similar AIS scores

Abstract Traumatic cervical spine injuries (TCSI) are rare injuries. With increasing age the incidence of TCSI is on the rise. TCSI and traumatic brain injury (TBI) are often associated. Both TCSI and TBI are allocated to the Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) head region. However, the nature and outcom...

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Main Authors: Karlijn J. P. van Wessem, Menco J. S. Niemeyer, Luke P. H. Leenen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-25809-8