2016
Incidence and Demographics of Cervical Spine Fractures over a 10 Year Period at a Level I Trauma Center
Blizzard D, Miller C, Blizzard S, Grauer J. Incidence and Demographics of Cervical Spine Fractures over a 10 Year Period at a Level I Trauma Center. The Duke Orthopaedic Journal 2016, 6: 21-25. DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10017-1065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCervical spine fracturesLevel I trauma centerCervical CT scanI trauma centerCervical fracturesSpine fracturesTrauma centerEmergency departmentCT scanNegative imaging studiesSingle Level ITraumatic neck painCervical spine traumaManagement of patientsMechanism of injuryHigh-energy traumaYears of ageRapidity of diagnosisRelevant demographic dataNeck painED visitsOlder patientsYounger patientsSpine traumaBlunt trauma
2015
Mortality Rates Associated With Odontoid and Subaxial Cervical Spine Fractures.
Miller CP, Golinvaux NS, Brubacher JW, Bohl DD, Deng Y, Grauer JN. Mortality Rates Associated With Odontoid and Subaxial Cervical Spine Fractures. The American Journal Of Orthopedics 2015, 44: e173-9. PMID: 26047001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical spine fracturesSpine fracturesSex-matched counterpartsMortality rateSubaxial fracturesGeneral populationSubaxial cervical spine fracturesAge-matched dataAge-matched menNational Death IndexMortality of menRetrospective reviewDeath IndexEmergency departmentCervical spineLevel IDeath recordsElderly personsOlder individualsSurvivalMonthsDevastating consequencesFracturesAgeMen
2011
The Incidence of Noncontiguous Spinal Fractures and Other Traumatic Injuries Associated With Cervical Spine Fractures
Miller CP, Brubacher JW, Biswas D, Lawrence BD, Whang PG, Grauer JN. The Incidence of Noncontiguous Spinal Fractures and Other Traumatic Injuries Associated With Cervical Spine Fractures. Spine 2011, 36: 1532-1540. PMID: 21242872, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0b013e3181f550a6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical spine fracturesSpine fracturesCervical spineCT scanSingle level 1 trauma centerRetrospective medical record reviewLevel 1 trauma centerNoncontiguous spinal fracturesCervical spine traumaMedical record reviewC7 fractureExtraspinal injuriesAcute fracturesPrompt diagnosisSpine traumaRecord reviewTrauma centerSpinal fracturesSpine injuriesInjury patternsAdditional injuriesCervical segmentsSpinal traumaMedical recordsTraumatic injury
2006
The Contemporary Treatment of Odontoid Injuries
Maak TG, Grauer JN. The Contemporary Treatment of Odontoid Injuries. Spine 2006, 31: s53-s60. PMID: 16685237, DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000217941.55817.52.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType II fracturesOdontoid fracturesTreatment optionsOptimal treatmentAnterior odontoid fixationNonoperative treatment optionsII fracturesCervical spine fracturesOperative treatment optionsNoncontiguous fracturesOdontoid fixationNeurologic injurySpine fracturesAppropriate imagingCervical spineClinical studiesExternal immobilizationBACKGROUND DATAClinical problemContemporary treatmentInjuryCurrent conceptsPertinent literatureTreatmentType I