@article{ref1,
title="Response regarding: "Elderly patients with cervical spine fractures after ground level falls are at risk for blunt cerebrovascular injury"",
journal="Journal of surgical research",
year="2020",
author="Gorman, Elizabeth and DiMaggio, Charles and Frangos, Spiros and Klein, Michael and Berry, Cherisse and Bukur, Marko",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="We thank Dr Malhotra et al. for their thoughtful consideration of our manuscript &quot;Elderly Patients With Cervical Spine Fractures After Ground Level Falls Are at Risk for Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury.&quot; We found that blunt cerebrovascular injury (BCVI) occurred less frequently in elderly patients with isolated cervical spine fractures after ground level falls but was associated with a comparable rate of post-traumatic stroke (presumed to be attributed to BCVI) compared to other mechanisms. We concluded that low injury mechanism should not preclude BCVI screening in the presence of cervical spine fractures.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-4804",
doi="10.1016/j.jss.2020.07.070",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2020.07.070"
}