Surgical treatment of cervical unilateral locked facet in a 9-year-old boy: A case report
JOURNAL OF CRANIOVERTEBRAL JUNCTION AND SPINE, cilt.6, sa.1, ss.44-46, 2015 (ESCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 6 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2015
- Doi Numarası: 10.4103/0974-8237.151599
- Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF CRANIOVERTEBRAL JUNCTION AND SPINE
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.44-46
- Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Most of the cervical spine injuries in the pediatric population are typically seen in the upper cervical region. Unilateral cervical facet dislocation (UFD) in subaxial region is a rare injury in pediatric population. In this paper, a rare case of delayed locked UFD in a 9-year-old boy with rare injury mechanism treated surgically is reported. Clinical and radiological findings were described. The patient with C6-7 UFD without neurologic deficit was underwent open reduction and internal fixation via anterior and posterior combined approaches. Significant improvement of pain and free motion in cervical spine was obtained. There was no complication during the follow up. Only three case reports presented about the lower cervical spine injury with UFD under the age of 10 were found in the literature.