Fracture of the odontoid process in children: a case report.
The authors report a case of apophysial fracture of the odontoid process in association with paresis of the upper extremities in a 5-year-old child. The fracture was treated by gradual guided self-reduction without anaesthesia, followed by a Minerva jacket cast immobilisation. Reduction was anatomical, and the neurological problems regressed within 48 hours.
Orthopaedics-Traumatology Department, Aristide Le Dantec University Hospital Center, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Avenue Pasteur, BP 3001 Dakar, Senegal. cvakinkpe@hotmail.com
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D000367:Age Factors; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D017102:Fracture Healing / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008349:Manipulation, Orthopedic / Q000379:methods*; D009809:Odontoid Process / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D011859:Radiography; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome