title: Classification and Management of Pediatric Craniocervical Injuries.
abstract: This article addresses the key features, clinical presentation, patterns of injury, indicated workup, and radiographic findings associated with craniocervical injuries in the pediatric population. It discusses nonsurgical and surgical management of pediatric cervical spine trauma, addressing when each is indicated, and the various techniques available to the pediatric neurosurgeon.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, Columbia University, 710 W. 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA. Electronic address: heg2117@columbia.edu.
authors.forename: Hannah E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Goldstein
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, Columbia University, 710 W. 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA.
authors.forename: Richard C E
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D020196:Trauma, Nervous System / Q000145:classification* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Craniocervical; Craniovertebral; Fracture; Fusion; Instability; Trauma