How to deal with cervical spine fracture

  Cervical spine fracture is a serious orthopedic injury in clinical practice. The stability of the cervical spine may be damaged and may be accompanied by damage to the spinal cord and nerves, which can be paraplegic or even life-threatening in severe cases, causing great concern.  Treatment, should first lift the compression of the spinal cord, and then restore the stability of the spine, repair and prevent nerve damage, to obtain early functional recovery.  1, first aid transport, need to support the patient’s head to keep the body fixed axis, in the board to carry, and use clothing to fix both sides of the neck.  2, non-surgical treatment, for cervical fracture compression or displacement is relatively light, no nerve compression of stable cervical spine injury, traction reset, followed by brace fixation for more than 3 months.  3.Surgical treatment, for unstable cervical spine fracture, regardless of whether there is nerve injury or not. To obtain early cervical spine stability, and restore and expand the spinal canal of the injured segment to prevent the appearance of chronic compression later.  In conclusion, cervical spine fractures should be given high priority, and patients with cervical spine fractures should be treated with first aid transport, proper fixation, and early surgery. The first time to the regular hospital according to the patient’s condition, to determine the best treatment plan.