Elderly patients with cervical spine fractures after ground level falls are at risk for blunt cerebrovascular injury - Gorman E, DiMaggio C, Frangos S, Klein M, Berry C, Bukur M.

BACKGROUND: Osteopenia is common in the elderly, increasing their risk of sustaining cervical fractures after ground level falls (GLFs). We sought to examine the incidence of blunt cerebrovascular injury (BCVI) and subsequent stroke in elderly GLF patients...
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