Classification and Management of Pediatric Craniocervical Injuries

Hannah E Goldstein; Richard C E Anderson

doi:10.1016/j.nec.2016.08.001

Classification and Management of Pediatric Craniocervical Injuries

Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2017 Jan;28(1):73-90. doi: 10.1016/j.nec.2016.08.001.

Authors

Hannah E Goldstein¹, Richard C E Anderson²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, Columbia University, 710 W. 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Neurosurgery, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, Columbia University, 710 W. 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA.

PMID: 27886884
DOI: 10.1016/j.nec.2016.08.001

Abstract

This article addresses the key features, clinical presentation, patterns of injury, indicated workup, and radiographic findings associated with craniocervical injuries in the pediatric population. It discusses nonsurgical and surgical management of pediatric cervical spine trauma, addressing when each is indicated, and the various techniques available to the pediatric neurosurgeon.

Keywords: Craniocervical; Craniovertebral; Fracture; Fusion; Instability; Trauma.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Cervical Vertebrae / diagnostic imaging
Cervical Vertebrae / surgery*
Child
Humans
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Trauma, Nervous System / classification*
Trauma, Nervous System / diagnostic imaging
Trauma, Nervous System / surgery*