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Cervical Spine Injuries, Fractures and Whiplash - Odontoid Process Fracture
Cervical Spine Injuries, Fractures and Whiplash. View the odontoid process fracture.

Effect of Timing of Decompression on Neurological Outcome Following Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)
Optimal timing of decompression of the spinal cord (SC) following SCI with concomitant spinal stenosis (SS) remains controversial.

Fractures of L4 and L5 (Low Lumbar Fractures).
The treatment of low lumbar fractures (L4 - L5) must be individualised and the recommendations for thoracolumbar trauma management cannot necessarily be transferred to low lumbar fractures.