Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 22, Issue 1 , Pages 44-49, March 2010

Thoracolumbar Spine Injuries in Children and Adolescents

  • John P. Lubicky, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to John P. Lubicky, MD, Indiana University School of Medicine, Riley Hospital for Children, 702 Barnhill Dr, ROC 4250, Indianapolis, IN 46202
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  • Yazeed M. Gussous, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL

Thoracolumbar spine injuries are the most common spine injuries in the skeletally immature, but only represent 1%-2% of all fractures or injuries in this patient population. These injuries range in severity but the severe ones may have devastating, lifelong consequences. This article will summarize a common sense way of evaluation and treatment of them. The premise is to stress principles and a methodical approach to analyze these injuries and then to apply a practical, effective, and efficient treatment modalities to manage them. There has been no attempt to address each and every possible injury type. Rather, the goal here was to provide a more general framework through which a physician managing such injuries can maneuver.

Keywords: thoracolumbar spine injuries, spinal cord injuries

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 The authors have not received any funding from industry in the preparation of this manuscript.

 Dr. Lubicky is a member of the Spinal Deformity Study Group, an international spinal research organization whose work and meetings are sponsored and funded by Medtronic Spine.

PII: S1040-7383(09)00083-5

doi:10.1053/j.semss.2009.10.006

Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 22, Issue 1 , Pages 44-49, March 2010

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