교통사고로 인한 편타손상 후 경추 만곡의 변화 연구

The Change of the Cervical Spine Curvature after Whiplash Injury by Traffic Accident

Objectives : To investigate the change of the cervical spine curvature after whiplash injury. Methods : Clinical study carried out in 46 patients who already had neck pain and took a cervical lateral X-Ray in Jaseng Oriental hospital. these patients had whiplash injury whitin one year. We followed up the cervical lateral X-Ray after that. Cervical spine curvature was measured using four measuring method. Type of cervical spine curvature was analyzed by Jochumsen method, Ishihara Index. T-test was used. Results : By Jackson s Angle and Cobb s angle, it is tend to be more lordotic curvature after whiplash injury. In Jochumsen method, Ishihara Index the cervical spine curvature was significantly increased their lordotic angle(P<0.05). Conclusion :The results suggest that after whiplash injury, patients cervical curvature change more lordortic curve.