[Neurotraumatic emergencies at the University Hospital Center in Dakar. Apropos of 120 injuries of the cervical spine]. 1987

S Seye, and M Gueye, and N Bassene, and S Camara, and P D Ndiaye, and I Pouye
C.H.U. Dakar, Sénégal.

In Senegal, traumas of spinal column are characterized not only by their high frequency and their etiology, but also and mainly by the extreme severity of their neurological lesions. A review of 120 traumas of cervical spine revealed: The importance of the neurological lesions (75%). The influence of the factors of severity and of the treatment. Global mortality rate of 35% raises to 46.46%, consequent on neurological lesion and to 85.71% consequent on total tetraplegia.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D002574 Cervical Vertebrae The first seven VERTEBRAE of the SPINAL COLUMN, which correspond to the VERTEBRAE of the NECK. Cervical Spine,Cervical Spines,Spine, Cervical,Vertebrae, Cervical
D004630 Emergencies Situations or conditions requiring immediate intervention to avoid serious adverse results. Emergency
D005260 Female Females
D005592 Fracture Fixation The use of metallic devices inserted into or through bone to hold a fracture in a set position and alignment while it heals. Skeletal Fixation,Fracture Reduction,Fixation, Fracture,Fixation, Skeletal,Fixations, Fracture,Fixations, Skeletal,Fracture Fixations,Fracture Reductions,Reduction, Fracture,Reductions, Fracture,Skeletal Fixations
D006785 Hospitals, University Hospitals maintained by a university for the teaching of medical students, postgraduate training programs, and clinical research. University Hospitals
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012675 Senegal A republic in western Africa, southwest of MAURITANIA and east of MALI. Its capital is Dakar. Republic of Senegal
D013119 Spinal Cord Injuries Penetrating and non-penetrating injuries to the spinal cord resulting from traumatic external forces (e.g., WOUNDS, GUNSHOT; WHIPLASH INJURIES; etc.). Myelopathy, Traumatic,Injuries, Spinal Cord,Post-Traumatic Myelopathy,Spinal Cord Contusion,Spinal Cord Laceration,Spinal Cord Transection,Spinal Cord Trauma,Contusion, Spinal Cord,Contusions, Spinal Cord,Cord Contusion, Spinal,Cord Contusions, Spinal,Cord Injuries, Spinal,Cord Injury, Spinal,Cord Laceration, Spinal,Cord Lacerations, Spinal,Cord Transection, Spinal,Cord Transections, Spinal,Cord Trauma, Spinal,Cord Traumas, Spinal,Injury, Spinal Cord,Laceration, Spinal Cord,Lacerations, Spinal Cord,Myelopathies, Post-Traumatic,Myelopathies, Traumatic,Myelopathy, Post-Traumatic,Post Traumatic Myelopathy,Post-Traumatic Myelopathies,Spinal Cord Contusions,Spinal Cord Injury,Spinal Cord Lacerations,Spinal Cord Transections,Spinal Cord Traumas,Transection, Spinal Cord,Transections, Spinal Cord,Trauma, Spinal Cord,Traumas, Spinal Cord,Traumatic Myelopathies,Traumatic Myelopathy
D050723 Fractures, Bone Breaks in bones. Bone Fractures,Broken Bones,Spiral Fractures,Torsion Fractures,Bone Fracture,Bone, Broken,Bones, Broken,Broken Bone,Fracture, Bone,Fracture, Spiral,Fracture, Torsion,Fractures, Spiral,Fractures, Torsion,Spiral Fracture,Torsion Fracture

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