Upper Cervical Spine Fusion in Children With Skeletal Dysplasia
: Pakkasjarvi N, Mattila M, Remes V, Helenius I
Publisher: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
: 2013
: Scandinavian Journal of Surgery
: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY
: SCAND J SURG
: 102
: 3
: 189
: 196
: 8
: 1457-4969
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1457496913486742
Conclusions: Surgical fixation in the pediatric cervical spine is hampered by fragile posterior structures. A postoperative immobilization by halo vest for 4 months is customary. Selective anterior corpectomy and plate fixation is not recommended in pediatric patients with skeletal dysplasias.