The Pediatric Spine

Colafati, Giovanna Stefania; Marrazzo, Antonio; Cirillo, Marco; d’Angelo, Paola; Barbuti, Domenico; Horatio, Laura Tanturri de; Tomà, Paolo; Bartoloni, Alessandra

doi:10.1055/s-0041-1727095

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“…MRI is often performed to exclude associated lesions affecting the spinal canal. 19,20 Infectious Imaging of infections in the pediatric spine is challenging and requires a high level of suspicion. Pediatric spinal infections can have various clinical manifestations, ranging from mild back pain to severe neurologic deficits, depending on the location and extent of the infection.…”

Section: Congenital Vertebral Anomaliesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Update on Pediatric Spine Imaging

Schatteman,

Jaremko,

Jans

et al. 2023

Semin Musculoskelet Radiol

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The spine is often difficult to evaluate clinically in children, increasing the importance of diagnostic imaging to detect a wide variety of spinal disorders ranging from congenital abnormalities to severe infections. Clinical history and physical examination can help determine whether imaging is needed and which imaging technique would be best. The most common cause for back pain, even in children, is muscular strain/spasm that does not require any imaging. However, red flags such as pain at age < 5 years, constant pain, night pain, radicular pain, pain lasting > 4 weeks, or an abnormal neurologic examination may require further investigation. Imaging can be of great value for diagnosis but must be interpreted along with the clinical history, physical examination, and laboratory findings to achieve an accurate diagnosis. We discuss imaging for the most common and/or important spine pathologies in children: congenital and developmental pathologies, trauma, infectious processes, inﬂammatory causes, and tumors.

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Section: Congenital Vertebral Anomaliesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…30,31 Secondary injuries like hypoxia-ischemia, spinal cord swelling, and inflammatory processes can occur and result in significant damage. 20,30 There can be acute injuries or chronic, overuse injuries. As in adults, traumatic spinal injuries are classified according to the Denis three-column theory.…”

Section: Chronic Recurrent Multifocal Osteomyelitismentioning

confidence: 99%