Open AccessSurgical treatment of cervical unilateral locked facet in a 9-year-old boy: A case report
Author(s) -
Mutlu Çobanoğlu,
Meriç Enercan,
Sinan Yılar,
Azmi Hamzaoğlu
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of craniovertebral junction and spine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.38
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 0976-9285
pISSN - 0974-8237
DOI - 10.4103/0974-8237.151599
Subject(s) - medicine , cervical spine , radiological weapon , surgery , complication , facet (psychology) , population , cervical spine injury , internal fixation , psychology , social psychology , environmental health , personality , big five personality traits
Most of the cervical spine injuries in the pediatric population are typically seen in the upper cervical region. Unilateral cervical facet dislocation (UFD) in subaxial region is a rare injury in pediatric population. In this paper, a rare case of delayed locked UFD in a 9-year-old boy with rare injury mechanism treated surgically is reported. Clinical and radiological findings were described. The patient with C6-7 UFD without neurologic deficit was underwent open reduction and internal fixation via anterior and posterior combined approaches. Significant improvement of pain and free motion in cervical spine was obtained. There was no complication during the follow up. Only three case reports presented about the lower cervical spine injury with UFD under the age of 10 were found in the literature.