Post-traumatic cervical kyphosis in children cannot be prevented by non-operative methods.
Eleven children with a vertebral body flexion-compression fracture of the lower cervical spine were reviewed. Eight were treated non-operatively, two had a ventral interbody fusion and one a dorsal fusion. Follow-up time was 1 month to 12 years (mean 55 months). Following non-operative therapy six had a kyphotic deformity of more than 10 degrees at the last follow-up. Kyphosis cannot be prevented or cured by non-operative methods.
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Unfallkrankenhaus Wien Meidling, Austria.
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D000293:Adolescent; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007738:Kyphosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009989:Orthotic Devices; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D013123:Spinal Fusion