Acute Progressive Pediatric Post-Traumatic Kyphotic Deformity
Cervical kyphosis is a rare entity with challenging management due to the limitations of pediatric age, along with a growing spine. The pathogenesis is made up of a large group of congenital, syndromic and acquired deformities after posterior element deterioration or as a result of previous trauma o...
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| author | Petr Vachata Jan Lodin Martin Bolcha Štepánka Brušáková Martin Sameš |
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| description | Cervical kyphosis is a rare entity with challenging management due to the limitations of pediatric age, along with a growing spine. The pathogenesis is made up of a large group of congenital, syndromic and acquired deformities after posterior element deterioration or as a result of previous trauma or surgery. In rare progressive cases, kyphotic deformities may result in severe “chin-on-chest” deformities with severe limitations. The pathogenesis of progression to severe kyphotic deformity after minor hyperflexion trauma is not clear without an obvious MR pathology; it is most likely multifactorial. The authors present the case of a six-month progression of a pediatric cervical kyphotic deformity caused by a cervical spine hyperflexion injury, and an MR evaluation without the pathology of disc or major ligaments. Surgical therapy with a posterior fixation and fusion, together with the preservation of the anterior growing zones of the cervical spine, are potentially beneficial strategies to achieve an excellent curve correction and an optimal long-term clinical outcome in this age group. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4ce380ddd01f4b18af73fd58362789452023-11-18T09:49:14ZengMDPI AGChildren2227-90672023-05-0110693210.3390/children10060932Acute Progressive Pediatric Post-Traumatic Kyphotic DeformityPetr Vachata0Jan Lodin1Martin Bolcha2Štepánka Brušáková3Martin Sameš4Department of Neurosurgery, J. E. Purkyně University, Masaryk Hospital, 401 13 Ústí nad Labem, Czech RepublicDepartment of Neurosurgery, J. E. Purkyně University, Masaryk Hospital, 401 13 Ústí nad Labem, Czech RepublicDepartment of Neurosurgery, J. E. Purkyně University, Masaryk Hospital, 401 13 Ústí nad Labem, Czech RepublicDepartment of Neurology, Masaryk Hospital, 401 13 Ústí nad Labem, Czech RepublicDepartment of Neurosurgery, J. E. Purkyně University, Masaryk Hospital, 401 13 Ústí nad Labem, Czech RepublicCervical kyphosis is a rare entity with challenging management due to the limitations of pediatric age, along with a growing spine. The pathogenesis is made up of a large group of congenital, syndromic and acquired deformities after posterior element deterioration or as a result of previous trauma or surgery. In rare progressive cases, kyphotic deformities may result in severe “chin-on-chest” deformities with severe limitations. The pathogenesis of progression to severe kyphotic deformity after minor hyperflexion trauma is not clear without an obvious MR pathology; it is most likely multifactorial. The authors present the case of a six-month progression of a pediatric cervical kyphotic deformity caused by a cervical spine hyperflexion injury, and an MR evaluation without the pathology of disc or major ligaments. Surgical therapy with a posterior fixation and fusion, together with the preservation of the anterior growing zones of the cervical spine, are potentially beneficial strategies to achieve an excellent curve correction and an optimal long-term clinical outcome in this age group.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/10/6/932cervical spinekyphosischin-on-chest deformitypediatrictraumadeformity |
| spellingShingle | Petr Vachata Jan Lodin Martin Bolcha Štepánka Brušáková Martin Sameš Acute Progressive Pediatric Post-Traumatic Kyphotic Deformity Children cervical spine kyphosis chin-on-chest deformity pediatric trauma deformity |
| title | Acute Progressive Pediatric Post-Traumatic Kyphotic Deformity |
| title_full | Acute Progressive Pediatric Post-Traumatic Kyphotic Deformity |
| title_fullStr | Acute Progressive Pediatric Post-Traumatic Kyphotic Deformity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acute Progressive Pediatric Post-Traumatic Kyphotic Deformity |
| title_short | Acute Progressive Pediatric Post-Traumatic Kyphotic Deformity |
| title_sort | acute progressive pediatric post traumatic kyphotic deformity |
| topic | cervical spine kyphosis chin-on-chest deformity pediatric trauma deformity |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/10/6/932 |
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