RT Book, Section
A1 Johnson, G. E.
A2 Hall, Jesse B.
A2 Schmidt, Gregory A.
A2 Wood, Lawrence D.H.
SR Print(0)
ID 2298029
T1 Chapter 94. Spine Injuries
T2 Principles of Critical Care, 3e
YR 2005
FD 2005
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071416405
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=2298029
RD 2022/08/09
AB Management  of  life-threatening  injuries  takes  priority  over  management  of  spinal  injuries.In  the  multiple-trauma  setting,  spinal  injury  should  be  assumed  to  be  present  pending  appropriate  assessment.Spinal  injuries  must  be  considered  unstable  until  they  are  evaluated  thoroughly.Vertebral  injuries  must  be  assessed  in  terms  of  the  potential  to  create  early  neurologic  injury  or  late  deformity.Spinal  cord  injury  is  minimized  or  prevented  by  limiting  the  secondary  ischemic  phase  and  maintaining  appropriate  spinal  immobilization.Complete  spinal  cord  injuries  have  no  potential  for  functional  recovery.  Incomplete  injuries  have  recovery  potential,  which  must  be  maximized.Considerations  in  rehabilitation  must  be  initiated  at  the  outset.