title: Cervical spine injury in children: a case report and literature review.
abstract: Traumatic injuries of the cervical spine are less common in children than in adults. But may be associated with significant disability and mortality. Pediatric victims of blunt trauma have mechanisms of injury, developmental and anatomic characteristics different than the adults. The purpose of this observation is to highlight the differences between the adult and pediatric cervical spine. We report below the case of spinal cord cut occurs to a very young girl after a motor vehicle accident.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department of Military Hospital, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Tahir
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nebhani
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department of Military Hospital, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Hicham
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bakkali
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department of Military Hospital, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Lahcen
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Belyamani
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000367:Age Factors; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000150:complications; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007022:Hypotension / Q000209:etiology; D007103:Immobilization; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009018:Morocco / Q000453:epidemiology; D019838:Neck Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000150:complications; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000209:etiology; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000209:etiology; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*
keywords: cervical; children; injury; spine