Jan-Sven Jarvers, Christian Herren, Matthias K Jung, Christian Blume, Holger Meinig, Michael Ruf, Thomas Weiß, Hauke Rüther, Thomas Welk, Andreas Badke, Oliver Gonschorek, Christoph E Heyde, Frank Kandziora, Christian Knop, Philipp Kobbe, Matti Scholz, Holger Siekmann, Ulrich Spiegl, Peter Strohm, Christoph Strüwind, Stefan Matschke, Alexander C Disch, Michael Kreinest
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to provide epidemiological data of pediatric patients suffering from cervical spinal trauma in Germany, in order to integrate these data in future decision-making processes concerning diagnosis and therapy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Retrospective multicenter study includes all patients up to 16 years suffering from cervical spine injuries who were treated in six German spine centers between 01/2010 and 12/2016. The clinical databases were screened for specific trauma mechanism, level of injury as well as accompanying injuries...
February 9, 2023: European Spine Journal