Are severity and location of facial trauma risk factors for cervical spine injuries? 10-year analysis based on the use of the AO spine injury classification and the comprehensive facial injury (CFI) score.

Gabriele Canzi E De Ponti Andrea SpotaG ManginiE De SimoneStefano Piero Bernardo Cioffi Michele Altomare Roberto Bini Francesco Virdis Stefania Cimbanassi Osvaldo Chiara Davide Sozzi Giorgio Novelli

Published in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2023)

Facial trauma is a risk factor for a concomitant cervical spine injury. Among multiple risk factors, severe midfacial trauma is an important red flag. The stratification of facial injuries based on the CFI score through CT-scan images could be a turning point in the management of patients at risk for cervical spine injuries before imaging is available.

Keyphrases

risk factors
soft tissue
deep learning
computed tomography
trauma patients
machine learning
high resolution
dual energy
magnetic resonance imaging
early onset
image quality
mass spectrometry
photodynamic therapy
data analysis