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  • Title: [Neurotraumatic emergencies at the University Hospital Center in Dakar. Apropos of 120 injuries of the cervical spine].
    Author: Seye S, Gueye M, Bassene N, Camara S, Ndiaye PD, Pouye I.
    Journal: Med Trop (Mars); 1987; 47(4):369-74. PubMed ID: 3431387.
    Abstract:
    In Senegal, traumas of spinal column are characterized not only by their high frequency and their etiology, but also and mainly by the extreme severity of their neurological lesions. A review of 120 traumas of cervical spine revealed: The importance of the neurological lesions (75%). The influence of the factors of severity and of the treatment. Global mortality rate of 35% raises to 46.46%, consequent on neurological lesion and to 85.71% consequent on total tetraplegia.
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