“ The cervical s pine reaches adult proportions by age 8-10 years; beyond 12 years , the effects of cervical spine trauma are similar to tho...
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The cervical spine reaches adult proportions by age 8-10 years; beyond 12 years, the effects of cervical spine trauma are similar to those of adults.
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• Traumatic cervical spine injuries occur most between the skull base and C3 in children.
• Normal findings in children:
– Pre-dentate space less than 5 mm.– Anterior wedging at C3.– Soft tissues thicker between C2 and C4 than a half-vertebral body.– Pseudosubluxation at C2-3 and C3-4.
• Pseudosubluxation is common in children aged less than 8 years due to ligament laxity and horizontal facet alignment; it reduces on extension (>2 mm displacement from the posterior cervical line is pathological).
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