T9 fracture-dislcation in an egiht-month old infant -11-years\ folow-up of neurologic recovery and related spinal deformity-
Spinal column injuries are relatively infrequent in children, representing only 2% to 3% of all spinal injuries1). More than 60% of major spinal injuries in children occur in the cervical spine, and compression fractures due to hyperflexion are the most common injuries. We present a rare T9 fracture-dislocation in an eight-month old infant with incomplete neurologic injury and an 11-year follow-up.
