Treatment of cervical compression fractures

A variety of treatments exist for cervical compression fractures. The surgical approach for cervical compression fractures can exist anteriorly, posteriorly, or even both anteriorly and posteriorly, so there are more surgical approaches, including decompression, and vertebroplasty can be performed in elderly patients with osteoporosis. However, most mild compression fractures of the cervical spine are treated conservatively, such as traction, and severe vertical compression burst fractures require surgical treatment. Because the high posterior spinal cord spreading upward in the human body is the center of life, traction, decompression, and re-internal fixation can be performed specifically, and the risks of such surgery are low. After a cervical compression fracture, because the respiratory and vital centers are above, the edema can be life-threatening if it spreads upward, so a tracheotomy kit is usually prepared postoperatively to avoid accidents. Attention to infection is also required, and antibiotics are usually used to ensure the patient’s safety.