Vertebral artery injuries in road traffic accidents: a post-mortem study |
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| Authors: | P Vanezis |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610 Seri Iskandar, Malaysia;2. Department of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610 Seri Iskandar, Malaysia;3. UMET-ISP-R2FIRE, UMR CNRS 8207, ENSCL, University of Lille, CS 90108, France;1. Department of Neurosurgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany;2. Department of Neuroradiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany;3. Seattle Science Foundation, Seattle, Washington, USA;1. Private Practitioner, Powai, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India;2. Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Nair Hospital Dental College, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India;3. Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Government Dental College and Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
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| Abstract: | Thirty-two fatally injured road traffic accident victims with posterior neck injuries were examined specifically for vertebral artery trauma using detailed post-mortem techniques. Such injuries were found in 10 cases (31%), half of which were in pedestrians. From the author's study, the possible role that such injuries may have played in morbidity or mortality could not be assessed in isolation. Nevertheless, the high incidence found, together with supporting clinical evidence from other case studies, indicates that the risk of such injuries occurring in suspected neck injury cases is high, and furthermore, may lead to considerable morbidity if initially unrecognised. |
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