Rigid segmental cervical spine instrumentation is safe and efficacious in younger children.
Ana MitchellVidyadhar V UpasaniCarrie E BartleyPeter O NewtonBurt YaszayPublished in: Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (2019)
Rigid segmental fixation can be safe and efficacious when used in pediatric cervical spine patients. Whether used with halo or orthosis, patients experience minimal to no complications from the instrumentation and achieve successful fusion. Cervical spine wiring had a high risk of non-union requiring revision surgery. The incidence of wound infection was low with one in 20 cases.