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[Diagnosis and treatment of cervical disc calcification in children]
Hongguang Xu1, Yipeng Wang, Ke Chou
1Department of Orthopaedics, Yijishan Hospital, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241001, China.
Objectives:
To investigate the diagnosis and treatment cervical disc calcification in children.
Methods:
13 children with cervical disc calcification were analysed retrospectively. Cervical pain was observed after influenza in 5 children, suddenly cervical pain in 3, sudden wryneck in 3 cases. Two children with this disease were accidentally found after injury.
Results:
14 calcifications of cervical disks were found in 13 children. Clinical symptoms disappeared after symptomatic management. Calcification disappeared in 5 months.
Conclusions:
Cervical disc calcification in children is a kind of benign self-limited disease. Correst understanding of pathophysiologic course of this disease helps to avoid unnecessary surgery.