Distraction-flexion injury in a neurologically intact pediatric patient treated nonoperatively: case study

A case study was conducted. To detail the successful nonoperative management of a distraction-flexion Salter-Harris Type 1 midcervical spine injury in a young child. Documented cases of neurologically intact pediatric patients with unstable flexion-distraction injuries of the midcervical spine are r...

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Published inSpine (Philadelphia, Pa. 1976) Vol. 26; no. 17; p. 1932
Main Authors Goss, D G, Abdu, W A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.09.2001
Subjects
Accidents, Traffic
Braces
Cervical Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging
Cervical Vertebrae - injuries
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Joint Dislocations - therapy
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:A case study was conducted. To detail the successful nonoperative management of a distraction-flexion Salter-Harris Type 1 midcervical spine injury in a young child. Documented cases of neurologically intact pediatric patients with unstable flexion-distraction injuries of the midcervical spine are rare. A case report and literature review are presented. A rare distraction-flexion injury was successfully treated nonoperatively. Although distraction-flexion cervical spine injuries are common in adults and often occur with concomitant neurologic sequelae, they also can occur in the pediatric patient. Whereas these injuries require surgery in adults, they can be managed nonoperatively in the pediatric population.
ISSN:0362-2436
DOI:10.1097/00007632-200109010-00023