Paediatric spine injuries in the thoracic and lumbar spine-results of the German multicentre CHILDSPINE study.
Christian HerrenJan-Sven JarversMatthias K JungChristian BlumeHolger MeinigMichael RufThomas WeißHauke RütherThomas WelkAndreas BadkeOliver GonschorekChristoph E HeydeFrank KandzioraChristian KnopPhilipp KobbeMatti ScholzHolger SiekmannUlrich SpieglPeter StrohmChristoph StrüwindStefan MatschkeAlexander C DischMichael Kreinestnull nullPublished in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2023)
The thoracolumbar junction was more frequently affected in older children and adolescents. The majority of thoracolumbar spinal column injuries were treated conservatively. Nevertheless, 37.9% of hospitalized children had to be treated surgically, and there was an acceptable complication rate for the surgeries that were performed.