Spinal cord trauma in children under 10 years of age: clinical characteristics and prevention.

Purpose: This study analyzed the clinical characteristics of spinal cord injury (SCI) in children 10 years of age and younger, forms of prevention, and ways to improve treatment.

Methods: Ninety-three children were reviewed between 1996 and 2009. The variables studied were type, age, cause, neurological level, association between SCI and traumatic brain injury (TBI), arthrodesis surgery, time elapsed between trauma and diagnosis, and causes of death.