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Pediatric Cervical Spine Injuries.

Awdhesh Yadav¹, Aneeta Singh², Rajat Verma¹

¹Department of Neurosurgery, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Asian Journal of Neurosurgery

|December 26, 2022

Summary

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Pediatric cervical spine injuries are rare, with upper spine involvement more common in younger children. Spinal cord injury without radiographic abnormality (SCIWORA) is also more frequent in younger pediatric patients.

Keywords:

SCIWORA cervical spine injury pediatric

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Area of Science:

Orthopedics
Pediatric Traumatology
Neurosurgery

Background:

Pediatric cervical spine injuries are infrequent, comprising 1-2% of all pediatric spine injuries.
Limited data exists on pediatric cervical spine injuries in developing nations, particularly India.

Purpose of the Study:

To review and analyze a 5-year experience with pediatric cervical spine injuries.
To understand the epidemiology, injury patterns, management, and outcomes in pediatric cervical spine injuries.

Main Methods:

Retrospective review of medical records over a 5-year period.
Analysis of data including epidemiology, injury mechanisms, patterns, management, and outcomes.
Patients categorized into two age groups: 0-9 years and 10-18 years.

Main Results:

Seventy-five records were analyzed; younger children had lower incidence (p<0.042).
Falls from height (44%) and road traffic accidents (36%) were primary injury causes.
Upper cervical spine involvement was higher in younger children (p<0.001); SCIWORA was more frequent in younger children (42% vs 8%, p<0.02).

Conclusions:

Younger children (<10 years) show predominant upper cervical spine injury.
SCIWORA is significantly more common in younger children.
Pediatric spine instrumentation and fusion are safe but require specific considerations for developing spines.