%0 Journal Article
%A Ríos Frutos, Luis Francisco
%A Mata Escolano, Federico
%A Blanco Pérez, Esther
%A Llidó, Susanna
%A Bastir, Markus
%A Sanchis Gimeno, Juan 
%T Acute headache attributed to whiplash in arcuate foramen and non-arcuate foramen subjects
%D 2016
%@ 0940-6719
%U https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/100999
%X PurposeTo test the association between arcuate foramen (AF) in the first cervical vertebra with acute headache attributed to whiplash.MethodsRetrospective study of 128 patients that suffered a whiplash. The presence or absence of AF was recorded after a radiographic study, as well as the presence or absence of acute headache after the whiplash.Results The frequency of AF was 17.2%. Patients with bilateral AF presented a significant (p = 0.000, Fisher’s test) increase in the frequency of acute headache (90.9%) in comparison with the non-AF group (5.7%). The ratio between the presence and absence of acute headache was 166.6 times higher (IC 95% 18.2–1526.22) in subjects with bilateral AF in comparison with non-AF subjects.ConclusionsThe presence of bilateral AF is associated to an increased frequency of acute headache after suffering a whiplash, information of interest for the attention to these patients.
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