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ArticleCureus2021

Cervical Pediatric Spine Trauma Managed With Open Spinal Fixation and Instrumentation and a Review of the Literature.

Michael J Gigliotti, Noa Farou, Sandip Salyvia, John Kelleher, Elias Rizk

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Article in Cureus, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 33% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Michael J GigliottiNeurological Surgery, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, USA.
Noa FarouMedicine, College of Medicine, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, USA.
Sandip SalyviaNeurosurgery, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, USA.
John KelleherNeurosurgery, Penn State Health, Hershey, USA.
Elias RizkNeurological Surgery, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, USA.
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cervical spine injuries in the pediatric population are rare. Most injuries to the cervical spinal cord and vertebral column can be managed nonoperatively; however, surgical management may be required in certain clinical scenarios. A posterior surgical approach has been previously preferred; however, the utilization of anterior spinal fixation and instrumentation has been limited. We present a small case series of patients presenting with a traumatic cervical spine injury and detail the feasibility of craniocervical junction (CVJ) and subaxial spinal fixation in the pediatric population. We report four cases involving pediatric patients, all of whom presented with cervical spine injuries necessitating operative intervention using a combination of the anterior and posterior operative approaches. All four patients recovered well, did not require surgical revision, and were neurologically intact at the last follow-up.  Therefore, we conclude that spinal arthrodesis is a safe, effective way to manage spinal injuries in the cervical spine following traumatic injury.

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accidental traumacervicalfusionspinal injurytrauma

Identifiers

PMID33884245
PMCPMC8053419
OpenAlexW3136208812

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