Response Regarding: “Elderly Patients With Cervical Spine Fractures After Ground Level Falls are at Risk for Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury”

We thank Dr Malhotra et  al.1 for their thoughtful consideration of our manuscript “Elderly Patients With Cervical Spine Fractures After Ground Level Falls Are at Risk for Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury.”2 We found that blunt cerebrovascular injury (BCVI) occurred less frequently in elderly patients with isolated cervic al spine fractures after ground level falls but was associated with a comparable rate of post-traumatic stroke (presumed to be attributed to BCVI) compared to other mechanisms. We concluded that low injury mechanism should not preclude BCVI screening in the presence of cervical spine fractures.
Source: Journal of Surgical Research - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Letters to the editor Source Type: research