Traumatic occipito-atlantal dislocation caused by motorcycle accident while wearing a full-face helmet
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Kiyohito Naito Akira Itoi Taiji Watari Yasuaki Nakao Yasuhiro Honma Yoshio Shimamura Atsuhiko Mogami Osamu Obayashi Kazuo Kaneko
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2010
Description
Pure dislocation injuries resulting from severe trauma at the occipito-atlantoaxial junction most commonly result in death. Either the medulla oblongata or the spinomedullary junction may be severed. It is commonly believed that full-face helmets are protective during a motorcycle accident. However, previous reports have suggested that full-face helmets have little effect on neck injuries. Two cases showing occipito-atlantoaxial dislocation are presented here. The effect of full-face helmets on cervical injuries has been controversial. Although full-face helmets are considered effective in preventing head injury, the traction of full-face helmets during a crash and removal of the full-face helmet may promote cervical spine or occipito-atlantal dislocation. We think that traction of fullface helmets during a crash participated in the cause of death in both of the cases reported here
Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol (2011) 21:281–284 DOI 10.1007/s00590-010-0703-8 Received: 13 July 2010 / Accepted: 11 September 2010 / Published online: 8 October 2010
