Unstable Injuries to the Upper Cervical Spine in Children and Adolescents

Abstract

Injuries to the upper cervical spine in children are rare and account for 0.6 to 9.5 % of all cervical spine injuries. We present a detailed analysis of the children and adolescents with unstable upper cervical spine injuries treated at our spinal centre.

Keywords

• upper cervical spine
• paediatric injury
• paediatric spine
• adolescent spine