| Autor: |
Baert, A. L., Knauth, M., Sartor, K., Johnson, Karl J., Bache, Edward, Lalam, Radhesh Krishna, Cassar-Pullicino, Victor N., Tyrrell, Prudencia N. M. |
| Zdroj: |
Imaging in Pediatric Skeletal Trauma; 2008, p301-336, 36p |
| Abstrakt: |
Paediatric spinal trauma is an uncommon form of injury. Spinal injuries in children and adolescents account for 1%-9% of total reported spinal injuries. Spinal fractures represent 1%-2% of all paediatric fractures and the cervical spine is the commonest region involved accounting for 60%-80% of paediatric spinal injuries (Kokoska et al. 2001). This in turn means that the average general radiologist and emergency physician is unlikely to see a significant number of paediatric spinal injuries and may there-fore have limited experience in dealing with these injuries. In the very young child, spinal injuries are usually a result of road traffic accidents or falls, while in the older child there are an increased proportion of injuries from sports related activities (Cirak et al. 2004; Kokoska et al. 2001). In one study involving cervical spine injuries, 75% were unrestrained or restrained using an inappropriate device (Brown et al. 2001). Therefore, satisfactory restraint of children in motor vehicles affords protection against cervical spine injuries [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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