Although deaths in traffic accidents have decreased due to advanced measures in recent years; As the speed of vehicles gradually increased, but airbags did not become mandatory, there was an increase in especially neck
fractures. Additionally, similar fractures may occur as a result of diving into shallow water during the summer months. Of course, damage to the spinal cord and nerves in these fractures also aggravates the patient's condition. Therefore, be sure to have an experienced neurosurgeon alongside the orthopedists in the team treating these fractures.
These patients usually die at the scene of the accident. However, as a result of the widespread use of ambulance services
and the increase in the number of trained medical personnel, correct intervention is made at the
scene; In other words, patients who wear a proper neck brace
now have the opportunity to undergo surgery in hospitals. However, fractures in the upper
cervical vertebrae, that is, at the junction of the head and neck; Surgery can only be performed in very
experienced hands. Some of the surgeries here
were performed by me for the first time in the world.
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