Treatment of pediatric multilevel cervical spine fractures in resource-limited settings: a case report.
作者信息
Hope Jean Marie Vianney, Sane Jean Claude, Diao Souleymane, Sy Mouhamadou Habib, Mugabo Francis, Bitega Jean Paul
机构信息
Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery Department of Grand-Yoff General Hospital, Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar, P.O. Box: 11551, Dakar, Senegal.
Rwanda Military Hospital, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda.
出版信息
Childs Nerv Syst. 2019 Jan;35(1):195-197. doi: 10.1007/s00381-018-3966-8. Epub 2018 Sep 5.
AIM OF THE STUDY
The main purpose of this study was to highlight the therapeutic approach of pediatric multilevel noncontiguous cervical spine fractures in resource-limited settings.
CASE PRESENTATION
We report the case of a 15-year-old teenager with C1, C2, C4, C6, and C7 fractures following fall from height treated with a modified external fixator. At final follow-up, he fully recovered neurologic functions with bone healing.
CONCLUSION
The modified external fixator is a therapeutic modality for pediatric multilevel noncontiguous cervical spine fractures.
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