Five cases of paediatric cervical spine distraction injury
SA Journal of Radiology
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Five cases of paediatric cervical spine distraction injury | |
| Creator | Andronikou, S. Dix-Peek, S. Meerkotter, D. | |
| 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. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2000-10-31 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/sajr.v4i4.1514 | |
| Source | South African Journal of Radiology; Vol 4, No 4 (2000); 8-12 2078-6778 1027-202X | |
| Language | eng | |
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