Cervical spine fractures and dislocations in children.
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, Journal Article
Apple, JS; Kirks, DR; Merten, DF; Martinez, S
Published in: Pediatr Radiol
1987
A retrospective analysis of pediatric admissions over 10 years revealed 29 patients with cervical spine injuries. Eleven patients were below 12 years of age, and 10 of these had injuries involving C1, C2, or the occipitoatlantal articulation. Eighteen patients were between 12 and 16 years of age with injuries distributed throughout the cervical spine similar to injuries in the adult population. Our results suggest that teenagers with suspected cervical injuries are best evaluated by an adult radiographic series including trauma oblique views. In younger patients, careful evaluation of occipitoatlantoaxial alignment and the prevertebral soft tissues is required for diagnosis and selection of additional imaging evaluation.
Duke Scholars
Published In
Pediatr Radiol
DOI
ISSN
0301-0449
Publication Date
1987
Volume
17
Issue
1
Start / End Page
45 / 49
Location
Germany
Related Subject Headings
- Retrospective Studies
- Radiography
- Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
- Male
- Joint Dislocations
- Infant, Newborn
- Infant
- Humans
- Fractures, Closed
- Female
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Apple, J. S., Kirks, D. R., Merten, D. F., & Martinez, S. (1987). Cervical spine fractures and dislocations in children. Pediatr Radiol, 17(1), 45–49. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02386594
Apple, J. S., D. R. Kirks, D. F. Merten, and S. Martinez. “Cervical spine fractures and dislocations in children.” Pediatr Radiol 17, no. 1 (1987): 45–49. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02386594.
Apple JS, Kirks DR, Merten DF, Martinez S. Cervical spine fractures and dislocations in children. Pediatr Radiol. 1987;17(1):45–9.
Apple, J. S., et al. “Cervical spine fractures and dislocations in children.” Pediatr Radiol, vol. 17, no. 1, 1987, pp. 45–49. Pubmed, doi:10.1007/BF02386594.
Apple JS, Kirks DR, Merten DF, Martinez S. Cervical spine fractures and dislocations in children. Pediatr Radiol. 1987;17(1):45–49.
Published In
Pediatr Radiol
DOI
ISSN
0301-0449
Publication Date
1987
Volume
17
Issue
1
Start / End Page
45 / 49
Location
Germany
Related Subject Headings
- Retrospective Studies
- Radiography
- Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
- Male
- Joint Dislocations
- Infant, Newborn
- Infant
- Humans
- Fractures, Closed
- Female