Mahapatra Sudhir Kumar, Sud Alok, Mehtani Anil
Senior Resident, Department of Orthopedics, Lady Hardinge Medical College, Saheed Bhagat Singh Marg, Opposite Shivaji Stadium, New Delhi 110001, India.
Professor, Department of Orthopedics, Lady Hardinge Medical College, Saheed Bhagat Singh Marg, Opposite Shivaji Stadium, New Delhi 110001, India.
J Clin Orthop Trauma. 2013 Mar;4(1):46-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jcot.2013.02.002. Epub 2013 Mar 4.
Calcification of intervertebral disc in children is rare. It mostly affect lower cervical region and present with acute neck pain, torticolis, restriction of range of motion. Neurological deficit or dyspahagia are rare features. The presence of fever, leukocytosis and elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate, gives impression of tuberculosis or other infections. This differentiation is important as the management of pediatric disc calcification is mostly conservative and prognosis is good.
儿童椎间盘钙化很少见。它主要影响下颈椎区域,表现为急性颈部疼痛、斜颈、活动范围受限。神经功能缺损或吞咽困难是罕见症状。发热、白细胞增多和红细胞沉降率升高提示可能是结核或其他感染。这种鉴别很重要,因为儿童椎间盘钙化的治疗大多是保守的,且预后良好。