A Clinical Report on Inferior Cervical Spine Fracture on So-Called Whiplash Injury

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Since Charcot reported "Whiplash injnry" a cause of cervical syndrome have been discussed by many clinicians. In 1925 Barré et al explained that the Syndrome were due to the lesion in the inferior cervical sympathic system. This assumption has widely been accepted among orthopedists. We reported 9-Cases of typical whiplash injury with traumatic damage in the inferior cervical spine, otorhinological, ophthalmological and neurological central nervous system, wishing to present several facts that are some what conflicting with the theory in the past.Conclusion.We considerd the syndrome of whiplash injury may be divided into two categories in the following.A) Symptoms due to cervical injuries.B) Symptoms due to cerebral contusion (injuries in the cerebellum, occipital lobe and the base of the brain)
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