Neck Fractures: Although deaths in traffic accidents have decreased due to advanced measures in recent years; As the speed of the vehicles increased gradually, but the airbags did not become compulsory, an increase in neck fractures emerged. In addition, similar fractures can occur as a result of diving into shallow water in summer. Of course, the damage to the spinal cord and nerves in these fractures also aggravates the patient’s condition. That’s why you must have an experienced neurosurgeon alongside the orthopedists in the team that treats these fractures.
These patients often die at the scene of the accident. However, as a result of the widespread use of ambulance services and the increase in the number of trained medical personnel, the right intervention at the scene; that is, patients who have a neck brace fitted to their neck now have the chance to perform surgery in hospitals. However, fractures in the upper neck spine, that is, the junction of the head and neck; However, surgery can be performed in very experienced hands. Some surgeries here were performed by me for the first time in the world.
