Abstract
Four cases of cervical spine growth plate ("ring apophysis") injury are described. Two nonfatal injuries involved anterior displacement of a portion of the inferior physis and epiphyseal ossification center in the lower cervical spine. Neither injury was associated with neurological damage. Follow-up roentgenograms demonstrated healing, but with a spur-like prominence in one patient. A third patient sustained a fatal separation through the inferior end plate of C2. The fourth patient sustained a complete separation of C6 from C7. These injuries are correlated with pathologic specimens and normal developmental anatomy.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 428-435 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 1987 |
Keywords
- Cervical spine
- Growth plate injury
- Physeal injuries
- Ring apophysis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine