Saliba Thomas, Salame Hanna, Tack Denis
Epicura Hospital, BE.
J Belg Soc Radiol. 2022 Oct 4;106(1):90. doi: 10.5334/jbsr.2873. eCollection 2022.
Paediatric cervical spine trauma, though rare, is difficult to detect as the injuries are often soft-tissue injuries and thus not visible using conventional radiography. A 6-and-a-half-year-old child presented with neck pain following a fall. A thorough radiological workup over several days demonstrated soft-tissue injuries, undetected by initial cervical X-rays, requiring MRI to definitively prove. The patient recovered with conservative treatment. Paediatric cervical spine injuries often present with soft tissue injuries, which can missed on X-rays and require further imaging to detect.
小儿颈椎创伤虽然罕见，但由于损伤往往是软组织损伤，因此难以通过传统放射学检查发现。一名6岁半儿童跌倒后出现颈部疼痛。经过数天全面的放射学检查，发现了最初颈椎X光未检测到的软组织损伤，这需要通过核磁共振成像（MRI）才能明确证实。该患者经保守治疗后康复。小儿颈椎损伤常表现为软组织损伤，X光检查可能会漏诊，需要进一步成像检查才能发现。
