Five cases of paediatric cervical spine distraction injury

Five cases of paediatric cervical spine distraction injury

Cervical spine distraction injury was considered rare in children, but current literature claims that atlanto-occipital distraction is a major contributor to paediatric trauma mortality. Lower cervical spine distraction is considered rare and usually results in quadriplegia. Three cases of atlanto-o...

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Main Authors: S. Andronikou, S. Dix-Peek, D. Meerkotter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2000-10-01
Series:South African Journal of Radiology
Online Access:https://sajr.org.za/index.php/sajr/article/view/1514
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spelling doaj-caeaf48340864b09a04aac3fb1ce34712020-11-25T00:31:49ZengAOSISSouth African Journal of Radiology1027-202X2078-67782000-10-014481210.4102/sajr.v4i4.1514888Five cases of paediatric cervical spine distraction injuryS. Andronikou0S. Dix-Peek1D. Meerkotter2Red Cross Children's Hospital; and Department of Paediatric Radiology, University of Cape TownRed Cross Children's Hospital; and University of Cape TownJohannesburg Hospital; and Department of Radiology, University of the WitwatersrandCervical spine distraction injury was considered rare in children, but current literature claims that atlanto-occipital distraction is a major contributor to paediatric trauma mortality. Lower cervical spine distraction is considered rare and usually results in quadriplegia. Three cases of atlanto-occipital distraction are presented here, supporting these claims. The two cases of lower cervical spine distraction are presented as good examples of a rare injury that is sustained in the same manner as atlanto-occipital distraction, but may result in survival of the patient with quadriplegia.https://sajr.org.za/index.php/sajr/article/view/1514
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Five cases of paediatric cervical spine distraction injury
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description Cervical spine distraction injury was considered rare in children, but current literature claims that atlanto-occipital distraction is a major contributor to paediatric trauma mortality. Lower cervical spine distraction is considered rare and usually results in quadriplegia. Three cases of atlanto-occipital distraction are presented here, supporting these claims. The two cases of lower cervical spine distraction are presented as good examples of a rare injury that is sustained in the same manner as atlanto-occipital distraction, but may result in survival of the patient with quadriplegia.
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