Upper Cervical Spine Fusion in Children With Skeletal Dysplasia




Pakkasjarvi N, Mattila M, Remes V, Helenius I

PublisherSAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD

2013

Scandinavian Journal of Surgery

SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY

SCAND J SURG

102

3

189

196

8

1457-4969

DOIhttps://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.




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