Background With a reported incidence of up to 10% compared to all spinal trauma, spinal
injuries in children are less common than in adults. Children can have spine fractures with or …

Paediatric spinal injuries, although rare (1–2% of all paediatric fractures) are associated with
the highest mortality rate of all orthopaedic injuries in children. The low incidence is due, not …

BACKGROUND Spine injuries, a common component in polytrauma, are relatively rare in
pediatric patients. Previous studies mainly described injuries to the cervical region, whereas …

BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Traumatic spinal injury (TSI) is an uncommon source of
morbidity and mortality in children. The aim of this study was to describe childhood TSI in a …

Background: Over half of children and adolescents with spinal trauma have associated
injuries, most commonly involving the appendicular skeleton, head and neck, and thorax …

Object Spinal column trauma is relatively uncommon in the pediatric population,
representing 1–2% of all pediatric fractures. However, pediatric spinal injury at more than …

Background: The immature spine has anatomic and biomechanical properties that differ
from the adult spine and result in unique characteristics of pediatric spinal trauma. Although …

Background: Spinal injury in children is rare, and poses many difficulties in management.
Aims: To ascertain the prevalence of spinal injury within the paediatric trauma population …

Objective: The anatomy and biomechanics of the growing spine produce failure patterns
different from those in adults. Spinal injury in the pediatric patient is a concern as prevention …

Objective This retrospective study reports the epidemiology, clinical aspects, and
management of spinal trauma in children and adolescents. Methods Multicenter study of 215 …