Spine trauma is a devastating event with a high morbidity and mortality and many additional
medical, psychological, social, and financial consequences for patients, their families, and …

Approximately 30,000 injuries to the spinal column occur in the United States each year.
Most injuries are secondary to blunt trauma (motor vehicle accidents, falls, sports injuries) …

Background: Although spiral computed tomographic scanning (SCT) is frequently used for
spinal imaging in injured patients, many trauma centers continue to rely on plain film …

The clinical presentation and diagnostic workup in pediatric cervical spine injuries (CSI) are
different from adults owing to the unique anatomy and relative immaturity. The current article …

OBJECTIVE: In evaluating the pediatric cervical spine for injury, the use of adult protocols
without sufficient sensitivity to pediatric injury patterns may lead to excessive radiation …

BACKGROUND: Adult prediction rules for cervical spine injury (CSI) exist; however,
pediatric rules do not. Our objectives were to determine test accuracies of retrospectively …

OBJECTIVE. This article will review the current literature as it relates to imaging of the child
suspected to have cervical spine injury (CSI) and the imaging findings of pediatric CSI …

Purpose Evaluation of cervical spine injury (CSI) in children requires rapid, yet accurate
assessment of damage. Given concerns of radiation exposure, expert consensus advises …

Background: Computed tomography (CT) scans have become imaging modalities of choice
in trauma centers. The purposes of this study were to evaluate the trend of radiation …

Background: Cervical spine injuries are difficult to diagnose in children. They tend to occur
in different locations than in adults, and they are more difficult to identify based on history or …