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Treatment of pediatric multilevel cervical spine fractures in resource-limited settings: a case report

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Abstract

Aim of the study

The main purpose of this study was to highlight the therapeutic approach of pediatric multilevel noncontiguous cervical spine fractures in resource-limited settings.

Case presentation

We report the case of a 15-year-old teenager with C1, C2, C4, C6, and C7 fractures following fall from height treated with a modified external fixator. At final follow-up, he fully recovered neurologic functions with bone healing.

Conclusion

The modified external fixator is a therapeutic modality for pediatric multilevel noncontiguous cervical spine fractures.

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We would like to thank Miss Larissa Musaninyange Mahoro for English language editing.

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  1. Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery Department of Grand-Yoff General Hospital, Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar, P.O. Box: 11551, Dakar, Senegal

    Jean Marie Vianney Hope, Jean Claude Sane, Souleymane Diao & Mouhamadou Habib Sy

  2. Rwanda Military Hospital, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda

    Francis Mugabo

  3. PLA National Defence University, Beijing, China

    Jean Paul Bitega

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Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study. The informed consent was obtained from the child’s parents to publish the information, including his photograph.

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Hope, J.M.V., Sane, J.C., Diao, S. et al. Treatment of pediatric multilevel cervical spine fractures in resource-limited settings: a case report. Childs Nerv Syst 35, 195–197 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-018-3966-8

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