whiplash injury
whiplash injury
whiplash injury
| Noun | 1. |  whiplash injury - an injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident) |
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| 释义 | whiplash injurywhiplash injurywhiplash injury
whiplash injurywhiplash injurywhiplash injurywhip·lash in·ju·rywhiplash injuryEmergency medicine Hyperextension injury to the neck, most often in passengers from vehicle A, struck from behind by a fast-moving vehicle B; WIs have been ↓↓↓ by the high-backed headrests now standard in automobiles; nonetheless, WIs affect from 120,000 to 1 million people/yr–US; although most become asymptomatic within a few wks, 20-40% develop the so-called late whiplash syndrome; cervical zygapophyseal joint pain is common in WI, and was once treated with corticosteroids; 90% of WIs are self-limited, requiring neither radiology nor treatment Management Per Quebec Task Force on Whiplash-Associated Disorders. See Late whiplash syndrome, Quebec classification, Steering wheel syndrome.whip·lash in·ju·ry(wip'lash in'jŭr-ē)Synonym(s): acceleration-deceleration injury. whiplash injuryA neck injury caused by the application of sudden accelerative or decelerative forces to the body so that the neck bends acutely in a direction opposite to the direction of the force. This results in immediate reflex contraction of the stretched muscles so that the head is jerked in the other direction. Neck ligaments may be stretched or torn or a neck VERTEBRAE may be fractured. There is pain and disability, often for weeks, and an orthopaedic collar may be needed.Patient discussion about whiplash injuryQ. I have hurt my cervical spine and shoulder in a rear end car crash in July. Why does it still hurt? whiplash injury
Synonyms for whiplash injury
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