The Effects of Staged Static Cervical Flexion-Distraction Deformities on the Patency of the Vertebral Arterial Vasculature

Abstract

The static deformity of flexion-distraction Stage II to IV subaxial cervical injuries results in significant objective compression of the vertebral vasculature. The precise contribution of static cervical malalignment related to advanced staged flexion distraction injuries on irreversible vertebral vessel flow disruption is presently uncertain.