Cervical Spine Injuries in Children, Part I: Mechanism of Injury, Clinical Presentation, and Imaging

• Published in: The Journal of emergency medicine Vol. 41; no. 2; pp. 142 - 150
• Main Authors: Easter, Joshua S., MD, Barkin, Roger, MD, Rosen, Carlo L., MD, Ban, Kevin, MD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.08.2011
• Subjects: Adolescent; Age Factors; cervical spine; Cervical Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging; Cervical Vertebrae - injuries; Child; Child, Preschool; Emergency; Female; Humans; imaging; Infant; Male; pediatric injury; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; trauma; trauma; pediatric injury; cervical spine; imaging

Abstract Background: Cervical spine injuries are difficult to diagnose in children. They tend to occur in different locations than in adults, and they are more difficult to identify based on history or physical examination. As a result, children are often subjected to radiographic examinations to ru...