Spinal fracture through the neurocentral synchondrosis in battered children: A report of three cases

Spine

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2006, Pages

  Vialle, Raphaël ^a,c   Mary, Pierre ^a   Schmider, Laurent ^b   Le Pointe, Hubert Ducou ^a   Damsin, Jean Paul ^a   Filipe, Georges ^a  

^a ARMAND TROUSSEAU HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Clinique des Lilas   (France)

^c Armand Trousseau Hospital ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Battered children; Neurocentral synchondrosis; Spinal fracture

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BATTERED CHILD SYNDROME; BRACE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; EPIPHYSIODESIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; KYPHOSIS; MALE; NEUROCENTRAL SYNCHONDROSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRA BODY; VERTEBRA DISLOCATION; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

BATTERED CHILD SYNDROME; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; GROWTH PLATE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; SPINAL FRACTURES;

EID: 33646788063     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000217621.22573.2a     Document Type: Article

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