Abstract
As in the adult, spinal fractures in the child may occur in any segment of the vertebral column. However, they are much less common; of 583 patients with fractures of the vertebral column, only 28 were children. The rarity of spinal fractures in children is not due to a reduced accident risk, but is mainly a result of the increased elasticity of the vertebral column and also of the smaller mass of a child’s body. In the child, abrupt deceleration entails less energy transfer than in the heavier adult. Thus, it is not surprising that only 3 of the 28 children with spinal fractures treated in our clinic between 1961 and 1975 were under 5 years of age. Eight were between 5 and 10 years of age, and 17 were older than 10 years.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution.
Buying options
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Learn about institutional subscriptionsPreview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Blount, W. P.: Knochenbrüche bei Kindern. Stuttgart: Thieme 1957.
Braus, H.: Anatomie des Menschen. Berlin: Vogel 1921.
Cattell, H. S. and L. Filtzer: Pseudosubluxation and other normal variations in the cervical spine in children. J. Bone Jt Surg. 47 A, 1295 (1965).
Chigot, P. L. et P. Estève: Traumatologie infantile. Paris: Expansion scientifique 19
Ehalt, W.: Verletzungen bei Kindern and Jugendlichen. Stuttgart: Enke 1961.
Emminger, E.: Die Wirbelgelenksluxation. Mschr. Unfallheilk. 71, 81 (1968).
Gelehrter, G.: In: Ehalt W.: Verletzungen bei Kindern and Jugendlichen, Stuttgart: Enke 1961.
Lob, A.: Die Ausheilungsvorgänge am Wirbelbruch. Dtsch. Z. Chir. 248, 452 (1937).
Lob, A.: Die Wirbelsäulenverletzung and ihre Ausheilung. Thieme, Stuttgart, 1950.
Nicoll, A. E.: Fractures and dislocations of the spine. In: Modern trends in orthopeadics 3, Butterworth, London 1962
Rettig, H.: Frakturen im Kindesalter. München: Bergmann 1957.
Salter, R. B.,R. Harris: Injuries involving the epiphyseal plate. J. Bone Jt Surg. 45 A, 587 (1963).
Töndury, G.: Entwicklungsgeschichte and Fehlbildungen der Wirbelsäule. Stuttgart: Hippokrates 1958.
Weber, B. G.: Wirbelsäulenverletzungen and ihre Spätfolgen. In: Rheumatismus in Forschung and Praxis, Bd. II: Die Funktionsstorungen der Wirbelsaule, 102–108. Huber, Bern-Stuttgart, 1963.
Weber, B. G.: Operative Frühbehandlung bei traumatischer Paraplegie. In: Rehabilitation der Para-and Tetraplegiker, Fortbildungskurs Schweiz. Rehabilitationskommission, Bern, 1966.
Weber, B.G.: Die Behandlung der Wirbelfrakturen ohne neurologische Störungen. Z. Unfallmed. Berufskrh. 1, 35–41 (1972).
Zoch, K., B. G. Weber: Das traumatische Querschnittsyndrom. Indikation, Technik and Ergebnisse der operativen Frühbehandlung. Arch. orthop. Unfall-Chir. 72, 122–138 (1972).
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1980 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Magerl, F., Brunner, C., Zöch, K., Berruex, P. (1980). Fractures and Dislocations of the Vertebral Column. In: Weber, B., Brunner, C., Frueler, F. (eds) Treatment of Fractures in Children and Adolescents. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67271-2_14
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67271-2_14
Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
Print ISBN: 978-3-642-67273-6
Online ISBN: 978-3-642-67271-2
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive