Effect of Age, Gender, and Trauma-Type in Distribution of Pediatric Spine Fractures
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https://doi.org/10.36552/pjns.v27i1.831Keywords:
C – Spine injuries, Pediatric age groups, Cervical Spinal Trauma,, Pediatric TraumaAbstract
Objective: The study focused on evaluating the effect of Age, Gender, and Trauma-type in the distribution of pediatric spine fractures.
Material and Methods: All pediatric patients admitted to the Neurosurgery department over 5 years were retrospectively analyzed. Patients were divided into three groups. Levels of vertebral fractures were tabulated. Correlations with age, gender, and trauma type were then established.
Results: Of the 2956 pediatric patients, 38 had vertebral fractures. The mean age of patients was 11.7 years. Of these, 17 were male and 18 were female. By trauma type, 28 patients had fallen and 10 had road traffic accidents. There was a significant association between trauma types in the distribution of vertebral fractures in pediatric trauma patients.
Conclusion: The upper cervical spine should be carefully evaluated in all pediatric patients, especially those who had fallen as trauma-type. Careful screening of the thoracic spine is required in car accidents. Gender and age do not specifically contribute to the distribution of pediatric vertebral fractures.
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