Spinal Injuries in Children
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Spinal Injuries in Children
About 5% of spinal injuries occur in children - however the consequences to the society are devastating, all the more so because the cervical spine is more commonly affected. Anatomical differences with adults along with the inherent elasticity of the pediatric spine, makes these injuries a biomechanically separate entity. Hence clinical manifestations are unique, one of which is the Spinal Cor...
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عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in Neurology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1664-2295
DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2012.00096