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During infancy and childhood, cervical spine injuries are rare; in our group of patients with cervical spine lesions they represent less than 5% of cases. Surgical treatment in childhood was assessed critically bearing in mind the potential iatrogenic disturbances of growth and posture.
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Rauhut, F., Wiedemayer, H., Gerhard, L., Grote, W. (1990). Cervical Spine Injuries in Childhood: Long-Term Results After Surgical and Conservative Therapy; Morphological and Functional Aspects. In: Bushe, KA., Brock, M., Klinger, M. (eds) Stabilizing Craniocervical Operations Calcium Antagonists in SAH Current Legal Issues. Advances in Neurosurgery, vol 18. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-75283-4_8
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