TY - JOUR PY - 2022// TI - Pediatric spine trauma JO - Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society A1 - An, Sungjae A1 - Hyun, Seung-Jae SP - ePub EP - ePub VL - ePub IS - ePub N2 - Pediatric spine has growth potential with incomplete ossification, and also unique biomechanics which have important implications for trauma patients. This article intends to review various aspects of pediatric spine trauma including epidemiology, anatomy and biomechanics, and clinically relevant details of each type of injury based on the location and mechanism of injury. With the appropriate but not superfluous treatment, pediatric spine trauma patients can have better chance of recovery. Therefore, as a spine surgeon, understanding the general concept for each injury subtype together with the debate and progress in the field is inevitable.

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LA - en SN - 2005-3711 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.3340/jkns.2021.0282 ID - ref1 ER -