... Cervical spine Craniocervical junction Pediatric spine Spinal cord injury Traumatic injuries to the cervical spine or spinal cord are rare in the pediatric population. Overall, fractures of the spine account for fewer than 5% of all pediatric fractures [ 1 ], and the annual incidence of spinal...

...O. Abbo; S. Mouttalib; M. L'Kaissi; F. Sauvat; F. Accadbled; L. Harper Spinal cord injuries are a well-known cause of neurological bladder and a well-known complication of high-velocity trauma. They can, however, be difficult to diagnose in young children, in whom the absence of initial...

...Joseph H. Piatt Jr.; Jeffrey W. Campbell Background: Case reports have suggested an association between the Chiari malformation type 1 (CM1) and spinal cord injury without radiographic abnormality (SCIWORA). No controlled observations have appeared. We report a case-control study. Methods: The Kids...

...Erkin Özgiray; Yurdal Serarslan; Oktay Hasan Öztürk; Murat Altaş; Mustafa Aras; Sadık Söğüt; Taşkın Yurtseven; İsmail Oran; Mehmet Zileli Background: Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among youth and adults. Secondary injury mechanisms within the spinal cord (SC...

...T. Trigylidas; S.J. Yuh; M. Vassilyadi; M.A. Matzinger; A. Mikrogianakis Background: Spinal cord injury without radiographic abnormality (SCIWORA) represents a traumatic myelopathy, either transient or permanent, that is not associated with visible vertebral fractures or ligamentous abnormalities...

.... The literature is reviewed as to the management and outcome of pediatric axis fractures. Axis fractures Halo Pediatric Spinal cord injury Spinal stabilization © 1993 S. Karger AG, Basel 1993 Copyright / Drug Dosage / Disclaimer Copyright: All rights reserved. No part of this publication may...

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...Richard K. Osenbach; Arnold H. Menezes Between 1970 and 1988, 35% of children with traumatic myelopathy demonstrated spinal cord injury without radiographic abnormality (SCIWORA). Young children, especially children under 3 years were particularly vulnerable. Mechanisms of injury were age-specific...

...Chien-Chang Lee; Sie-Huei Lee; Chia-Hung Yo; Wang-Tso Lee; Shyr-Chyr Chen The laxity and elasticity of the infant or child spine may predispose him to cervical spine injury without bony disruption. The term ‘SCIWORA’ syndrome (Spinal Cord Injury Without Radiographic Abnormalities) is commonly used...

...Çagatay Önal; Cengiz Yakinci; Ayhan Kocak; Rezzan Erguvan; Ayhan Tekiner; Ramazan Kutlu; Cemal Özcan; Abdulkadir Gul Spinal cord injury with or without trauma has been reported in the perinatal period. The prognosis depends primarily on diagnosis of the level, extent and nature of the lesion...

... process tip (fig.  2 b). He was discharged from our care after 4 weeks follow-up without the collar. His parents continue to let him use the trampoline, despite our warnings. a   b 28 7 2000 Trampoline injuries Pediatric cervical spine Spinal cord Spinal cord injury Since...

...John Pollina; Veetai Li Anatomic features unique to the pediatric spine render this population susceptible to spinal cord injuries without radiographic abnormalities (SCIWORA). To date, published descriptions of SCIWORA have been limited to a single region of the spinal column. We describe a case...