Case Report

THORACOLUMBAR SPINAL FRACTURE MISDIAGNOSED IN CHILDHOOD: A CASE REPORT

  • Mehmet TAŞKOPARAN
  • Celal Özbek ÇAKIR

Received Date: 14.12.2015 Accepted Date: 04.03.2016 J Turk Spinal Surg 2016;27(2):107-110

Spinal fractures in childhood therefore differ from such fractures seen adults with respect to their location, and the consequences that they can cause on spinal growth9. Ogden et al10, published that the most seen scenario is the multi-leveled vertebral compression resulting “Plastic fracture of the spine”4 leading to a delay in the diagnosis of thoracolumbar spine fractures. In this study, 4 years old child patient with progresive severe back pain continuied two weeks after trauma determined a L-4 spine fracture neglected due to the traffic accident in MRI was presented. As a result, if thes back pain is contiuned after trauma like our patient, the spinal fracture must be thought and made the MRI.

Keywords: Spinal fracture of children, pediatric spinal trauma, treatment