TY - JOUR PY - 2024// TI - Thoracolumbar fracture-dislocation in a two-year-old female child following child abuse: a case report and literature review JO - Trauma case reports A1 - Barwar, Nilesh A1 - Singh, Param Jit A1 - Goyal, Tarun A1 - Sharma, Pankaj Kumar A1 - Jain, Sanjay A1 - Das, Lakshman SP - e101014 EP - e101014 VL - 51 IS - N2 - Child abuse is a matter of serious concern that can often result in devastating injuries. Incidence of spinal injuries from child abuse has been reported in <1-3 % of spinal injury cases. In the present study, a case of thoracolumbar translational injury (AO type C) is presented following an incidence of child abuse in a 2-year-old female. After successful management with operative fixation, the child showed a remarkable recovery in her neurological function with ambulatory power.

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LA - en SN - 2352-6440 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tcr.2024.101014 ID - ref1 ER -