Spinal Injury in Children.
- Author:
Seong Woo YEO
1
;
Kyung Soo KIM
;
Sung Kyoo HWANG
;
In Suk HAMM
;
Yeun Mook PARK
;
Seung Lae KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Taegu, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Pediatric spine injury;
Fracture;
Laminectomy
- MeSH:
Child*;
Craniocerebral Trauma;
Gyeongsangbuk-do;
Humans;
Laminectomy;
Spinal Injuries*;
Spine;
Sports
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
1989;18(5):741-748
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
26 pediatric patients of spinal injury, below the age of 15 were admitted to KyungPook National University Hospital from Jan. 1972 to Jun. 1987, which accounted for 5.2% of the entire cases of spinal injury during the same period. Most number of cases fell in the age brackets of 2-8 and 12-24. Causes of the cases were in the order of traffic accident(48%), falling, direct blow. sports. and stab injury. The sites ran in such order as cervical( 30.8%), thoracic, lumbar and thoracolumbar spine. The breakdown of clinical findings was: Grade I-8, Grade II-5, Grade III-4, and Grade IV-8. Forty percent of the cases were found with no radiological abnormalities, still keeping the neurological deficits. Fracture was classified as: simple-6, dislocation-7, and subluxation-2. Methods of treatment were: conservative-l4, traction-5, laminectomy-5, and fusion-1. All patients in the categories from Grade I to III recovered to a good state. In Grade N, one each for good and fair recovery was achieved, five were poor and one expired from complication of head injury.
