Cervical spine injuries in pediatrics: are children small adults or not?

Pediatr Radiol

DeVos Children's Hosp/Spectrum Health, 100 Michigan NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, USA.

Published: April 2010

Diagnosis of cervical spine injuries is crucial whether in children or adults. It is necessary to understand the injuries unique to the developing spine. Equally important is an insight to similarities in injury patterns between adults and children.

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