Association of Injuries to the Head and Spine: 34 Consecutive Cases over a 3-Year Period

Because of the specialized emergency system in the Bonn area, an increasing number of patients with severe and multiple injuries are reaching the University Hospital with at least residual vital signs. Furthermore, the necessity to simultaneously manage traumata to the neurocranium and the spinal column is not at all rare. Nevertheless, the literature of the last decade contains no quantified information concerning the epidemiology with respect to neurosurgical purposes. The aim of this report is to provide data on this subject.