TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1992//
TI  - Cervical spinal cord injury in children
JO  - Journal of Spinal Disorders
A1  - Farley, Frances A.
A1  - Hensinger, R. N.
A1  - Herzenberg, J. E.
SP  - 410
EP  - 416
VL  - 5
IS  - 4
N2  - We examined 19 children under 10 years of age with cervical spinal cord injury using clinical records and radiographs. The children were divided into two groups: Eight had immediate and complete spinal cord injury, and 11 had incomplete or partial spinal cord injury. Those with complete spinal cord injury were injured in motor vehicle accidents with a proximal spinal cord injury. Eighty-eight percent had cervical spine fractures/instability with a distraction pattern of injury. Half had associated trauma. The mortality rate was 25%, and those who survived showed no neurologic improvement. Most of the children with partial spinal cord injury were injured at birth. Many had no radiographic evidence of cervical fracture. One-quarter had associated trauma. The neurologic improvement averaged 1.9 Frankel grades. Half of both groups required posterior cervical fusion, and there was a significant complication rate. Eight-eight percent developed scoliosis, and 71% developed hip subluxation.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0895-0385
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -