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In all of the 54 patients with cervical dislocations, reduction is performed by Crutchfield skeletal traction; between these patients 33 had undergone Cloward's anterior approach. In 3 of them posterior fusion was chosen. As for complications: in 1 case perforation of the oesophagus was reported; in another one, neurological deficit caused by the callus growing into the canal occurred. In 7 cases gastrointestinal bleeding appeared, and 14 patients died. The clinical condition of our patients were not as good as the ones in the literature. Obviously this condition had negative effects on the prognosis. Since the mechanism of trauma is the same in all of the accidents, this was thought to be due to the lack of qualified personnel who are to take care of such patients until they are hospitalized.