Odontoid Process Fracture in a 18-Month-Old Child.
- Author:
Sang Ick PARK
1
;
Dong Gee KANG
;
Sang Chul KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Fatima Hospital, Taegu, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Odontoid process fracture;
Child;
Halo vest;
Minerva cast;
Traction
- MeSH:
Accidents, Traffic;
Braces;
Child*;
Follow-Up Studies;
Humans;
Infant*;
Neck;
Neck Pain;
Neurologic Examination;
Odontoid Process*;
Spasm;
Traction
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
1993;22(10):1124-1128
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A 18-month-old child admitted with neck pain, spasm and neck motion limitation after traffic accident. On C-spine lateral view, there was anterior angulation of odontoid process with anterior displacement of atlas. Neurologic examination showed no specific focal deficits. The patient was treated with Gardner-Wells tongs traction, skeletal traction with wiring, Halo vest for 2 months, Minerva cast for 2 months and cervical collar brace. Eight months after the trauma, follow-up dynamic C-spine lateral view showed bone fusion without false movement or growth retardation.
