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Patients with concomitant cervical spine injuries (n = 51)
| GCS 8 and less | 36 (70.6%) | |
| Mechanism of injury | High-energy fall | 17 (33.3%) |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 25 (49.1%) | |
| Bicycle | 4 (7.8%) | |
| Low energy | 4 (7.8%) | |
| Assault | 1 (2.0%) | |
| Spinal cord injury | 10 (19.6%) | |
| Management | Medical | 32 (62.7%) |
| Surgical | 19 (37.3%) | |
