Cervical Interspinous Ligament Sprain in a 6-Year-Old Boy

Autor: Thomas Saliba, Hanna Salame, Denis Tack
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology, Vol 106, Iss 1 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2514-8281
DOI: 10.5334/jbsr.2873
Popis: Paediatric cervical spine trauma, though rare, is difficult to detect as the injuries are often soft-tissue injuries and thus not visible using conventional radiography. A 6-and-a-half-year-old child presented with neck pain following a fall. A thorough radiological workup over several days demonstrated soft-tissue injuries, undetected by initial cervical X-rays, requiring MRI to definitively prove. The patient recovered with conservative treatment. Teaching Point: Paediatric cervical spine injuries often present with soft tissue injuries, which can missed on X-rays and require further imaging to detect.
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