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- A 14-month-old child experienced a dens fracture leading to complete quadriplegia.
- Three months post-initial treatment with a halo vest, lack of callus formation necessitated a surgical procedure involving bone grafting and immobilization.
- Two months after the surgery, the child healed without complications and achieved full neurological recovery and normal neck movement by the 4-year follow-up.
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The authors report a case of dens fracture and complete quadriplegia in a 14-month-old child. Three months after reduction with a halo vest, there was no evidence of callus formation, so transoral transpharyngeal bone grafting and Minerva immobilization was performed, resulting in prompt healing without complications after 2 months, and a full neurological recovery and normal cervical spine motion at the 4-year follow-up.
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