CHEST INJURIES ACCOMPANYING BLUNT SPINAL TRAUMA

Kapıcıbaşı, Hasan Oğuz; Malçok, Ümit Ali

CHEST INJURIES ACCOMPANYING BLUNT SPINAL TRAUMA

dc.authorid	0000-0001-7275-1039	en_US
dc.authorid	0000-0002-1272-9654	en_US
dc.authorscopusid	55249986300	en_US
dc.authorscopusid	8388590800	en_US
dc.authorwosid	-	en_US
dc.authorwosid	-	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Kapıcıbaşı, Hasan Oğuz
dc.contributor.author	Malçok, Ümit Ali
dc.date.accessioned	2025-02-07T11:28:46Z
dc.date.available	2025-02-07T11:28:46Z
dc.date.issued	2021	en_US
dc.department	Fakülteler, Tıp Fakültesi, Cerrahi Tıp Bilimleri Bölümü	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Objective: Only a few studies in the literature have evaluated chest injuries accompanying blunt spinal trauma. We aimed to evaluate chest injuries observed concomitantly with spine injuries as well as reveal their clinical importance. Materials and Methods: Eighty-eight patients, who were treated and followed up by the authors after being admitted to the emergency department because of severe blunt spinal trauma, were evaluated retrospectively. Results: Data from a total of 55 patients [30 (54.5%) male and 25 (45.5%) female] who met the study criteria were included. The mean age of patients was 58±15.8. Falling from height was the most common cause of trauma in 32 patients (58.2%) and was significantly more frequent than other causes such as traffic accident, assault, non-vehicle traffic accident, and motorcycle accident (p<0.001). Spinal fracture was observed in 38 patients with severe blunt spinal trauma (69.1%), while ligament and other soft tissue damage was found in 17 patients (30.9%). Spinal fractures were significantly more frequent in the thoracic vertebra (n=28; 50.9%) compared to other regions such as the cervical and lumbar spine (p<0.001). It was observed that chest injury accompanied 33 (60%) patients who experienced blunt spinal trauma. When the thoracic region was classified as per injured tissues; rib fracture (n=10; 30.3%) and pulmonary contusion (n=6; 18.2%) were observed most frequently. Conclusion: Patients with thoracic spinal fractures should be considered at a high risk for chest injury, and this group of patients should be prioritized because of the possible life-threatening complications. In our study, we concluded that the rate of falling from height increased in the elderly group, as well as neurological losses. Moreover, the rate of neurological deficit following thoracic vertebral damage due to falling from height kept increasing especially in the elderly group.	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Kapıcıbaşı, H. O., Malçok, Ü.A. (2021) CHEST INJURIES ACCOMPANYING BLUNT SPINAL TRAUMA. Journal of Turkish Spinal Surgery, 32(3), 111-115. doi: 10.4274/jtss.galenos.2021.02411	en_US
dc.identifier.doi	10.4274/jtss.galenos.2021.02411	en_US
dc.identifier.endpage	115	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1301-0336
dc.identifier.issue	3	en_US
dc.identifier.scopus	2-s2.0-85149882267	en_US
dc.identifier.scopusquality	Q4
dc.identifier.startpage	111	en_US
dc.identifier.trdizinid	453873	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://doi.org/10.4274/jtss.galenos.2021.02411
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/29579
dc.identifier.uri	https://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/453873
dc.identifier.volume	32	en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynak	Scopus
dc.indekslendigikaynak	TR-Dizin
dc.institutionauthor	Kapıcıbaşı, Hasan Oğuz
dc.institutionauthor	Malçok, Ümit Ali
dc.institutionauthorid	0000-0001-7275-1039
dc.institutionauthorid	0000-0002-1272-9654
dc.language.iso	eng	en_US
dc.publisher	Turkish Spine Society	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Turkish Spinal Surgery	en_US
dc.relation.publicationcategory	Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı	en_US
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess	en_US
dc.subject	Chest injury	en_US
dc.subject	Spine injury	en_US
dc.subject	Vertebral body fracture	en_US
dc.title	CHEST INJURIES ACCOMPANYING BLUNT SPINAL TRAUMA	en_US
dc.type	article	en_US