title: [Diagnosis and treatment of cervical disc calcification in children].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the diagnosis and treatment cervical disc calcification in children.
  
  
  METHODS
  13 children with cervical disc calcification were analysed retrospectively. Cervical pain was observed after influenza in 5 children, suddenly cervical pain in 3, sudden wryneck in 3 cases. Two children with this disease were accidentally found after injury.
  
  
  RESULTS
  14 calcifications of cervical disks were found in 13 children. Clinical symptoms disappeared after symptomatic management. Calcification disappeared in 5 months.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Cervical disc calcification in children is a kind of benign self-limited disease. Correst understanding of pathophysiologic course of this disease helps to avoid unnecessary surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Yijishan Hospital, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241001, China.
authors.forename: Hongguang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Yipeng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Ke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chou
authors.forename: Song
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Qichun
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Qi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Fei
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male