Guidelines for Management of Pediatric Acute Hyperextension Spinal Cord Injury

Overview

Journal Chin J Traumatol

Specialties Emergency Medicine
General Surgery

Date 2022 Sep 22

PMID 36137934

Authors

Lian Zeng

Yu-Long Wang

Xian-Tao Shen

Zhi-Cheng Zhang

Gui-Xiong Huang

Jamal Alshorman

Tracy Boakye Serebour

Charles H Tator

Tian-Sheng Sun

Ying-Ze Zhang

Xiao-Dong Guo

Affiliations

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Abstract

Pediatric acute hyperextension spinal cord injury (SCI) named as PAHSCI by us, is a special type of thoracolumbar SCI without radiographic abnormality and highly related to back-bend in dance training, which has been increasingly reported. At present, it has become the leading cause of SCI in children, and brings a heavy social and economic burden. Both domestic and foreign academic institutions and dance education organizations lack a correct understanding of PAHSCI and relevant standards, specifications or guidelines. In order to provide standardized guidance, the expert team formulated this guideline based on the principles of science and practicability, starting from the diagnosis, differential diagnosis, etiology, admission evaluation, treatment, complications and prevention. This guideline puts forward 23 recommendations for 14 related issues.

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