A 2 year-old Malay girl was admitted to our institution with a chesty cough and breathlessness but later found to have a chronic C1/C2 subluxation for one and half year with tetraplegia. Her cervical cord was decompressed and occipito-cervical fusion performed. Her neurological status improved significantly post-operatively and is able to care for her personal hygiene. The authors believe that the ability of the cervical cord to recover in the paediatric age group is remarkable that surgical option should be considered even when all seen lost. We believe that this is the first report in the literature to support this potential
Keywords : Cervical Vertebrae,Child,Preschool,Decompression,Surgical,diagnostic imaging,Female,Humans,Hygiene,injuries,Joint Dislocations,Quadriplegia,Radiography,Recovery of Function,surgery,Time Factors,Universities,, Decompression,Chronic,C1c2,Subluxation, pain experts
Date of Publication : 2001 Jun
Authors : Razif M;Lim HH;
Organisation : Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Malaya, Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur
Journal of Publication : Med J Malaysia
Pubmed Link : https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11814256
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