Thoracolumbar fracture-dislocation in child abuse: Case report, closed reduction technique and review of the literature

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 253-257

  Sieradzki, James P ^a   Sarwark, John F ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Closed reduction technique; Thoracolumbar fracture dislocation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAST APPLICATION; CHILD ABUSE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECCHYMOSIS; FOLLOW UP; FOREARM FRACTURE; FRACTURE DISLOCATION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE FRACTURE; THORACOLUMBAR FRACTURE DISLOCATION;

CHILD ABUSE; HUMANS; INFANT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; SPINAL FRACTURES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 42349113488     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000121475     Document Type: Article

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