The neck is bent and stiff, and the ...... cannot walkDue to the renovation of the house, Uncle Li was accidentally hit by the top beam, suffered a heavy injury to the upper cervical vertebrae, and his whole body fell into a "collapse", and his life was in danger. The orthopedic surgery team of Changning People's Hospital skillfully performed anterior cervical spine surgery to help Uncle Li recover his health.
It is understood that after Uncle Li was sent to the Department of Orthopedic Surgery of the hospital to receive **, he was found to have multiple fractures all over his body, especially the bilateral pedicle fracture of the second cervical vertebra and the slight forward slippage and displacement of the second vertebrae, which may be life-threatening at any time due to the fracture compressing the central nervous system or due to the rupture of the vertebral artery, and it is necessary to carry out reduction surgery and intervertebral bone graft internal fixation as soon as possible.
The attending physician explained that the second cervical vertebra fracture, that is, the axial vertebral arch fracture, was more common in the Middle Ages in the middle, which was commonly known as "hanging fracture". Because there is a central nervous system behind the cervical spine that controls breathing and heartbeat, it will directly lead to the death of the patient after injury, so the difficulty and risk of surgery in this place are greater, and the surgical accuracy is extremely high.
The orthopedic surgeon repeatedly simulated and deduced to gradually stabilize the patient's condition, and then performed surgery on the patient, and the postoperative X-ray review showed that the patient's fracture was reduced and the internal fixation position was good.
Chen Wei, director of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, said that surgery for high cervical spine injuries is extremely risky and was once regarded as a forbidden area for orthopedic surgery in the past. In recent years, the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery has been continuously researching new technologies and methods, and has made great achievements in high-risk and difficult spine surgery, treating many patients with high cervical spine injuries due to falls and car accidents every year.
Symptoms of "hanging fractures" include neck pain, tenderness, limited mobility, difficulty swallowing, and head and neck instability that requires both hands to support. If the above symptoms occur after cervical spine injury, the patient should seek medical attention immediately, and the doctor will decide the surgical method according to the stability of the vertebral segment. In addition, except for patients with spinal cord injury, "hanging fractures" generally heal well and rarely have sequelae. (Lv Rongting, Wei Dongdong, Xu Qiongyu).