✓ A 20-year series of 531 patients with cervical spine fractures or dislocations is reviewed, and the records of 54 quadriplegic patients are analyzed in detail. Tracheostomy, surgery, overhydration, advanced age, severity of neurological injury, and corticosteroid therapy are discussed as factors in pulmonary complications.
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