Pediatric subaxial cervical spine injuries: origins, management, and outcome in 51 patients

Neurosurgical Focus
Seref DoganV K Sonntag

Abstract

In this study the authors evaluated the mechanisms and patterns of injury and the factors affecting management and outcome of pediatric subaxial cervical spine injuries (C3-7). Fifty-one pediatric patients (38 boys and 13 girls; mean age 12.4 years, range 10 months-16 years) with subaxial cervical spine injuries were reviewed retrospectively. Motor vehicle accidents (MVAs) were the most common cause of injury. Overall, 12% presented with a dislocation, 63% with a fracture, 19% with a fracture-dislocation, and 6% with a ligamentous injury. The most frequently injured level was C6-7 (33%); C3-4 (6%) was least frequently involved. Sixty-four percent of patients were neurologically intact, 16% had incomplete spinal cord injuries (SCIs), 14% had complete SCIs, and three patients (6%) died after admission and before assessment. Treatment was conservative in 64%: seven (13%) wore a halo vest and 26 (51%) wore a rigid cervical orthosis. Surgery was performed in the other 18 patients (36%), with the breakdown as follows: 15 (30%) underwent an anterior approach, two (4%) had posterior approaches, and one (2%) had a combined approach. Postoperatively, four patients (8% who had a neurological deficit improved. The overall mortality rate wa...Continue Reading

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