Thoracolumbar fracture-dislocation in a two-year-old female child following child abuse: A case report and literature review

Nilesh Barwar; Param Jit Singh; Tarun Goyal; Pankaj Kumar Sharma; Sanjay Jain; Lakshman Das

doi:10.1016/j.tcr.2024.101014

Thoracolumbar fracture-dislocation in a two-year-old female child following child abuse: A case report and literature review

Trauma Case Rep. 2024 Apr 3:51:101014. doi: 10.1016/j.tcr.2024.101014. eCollection 2024 Jun.

Authors

Nilesh Barwar¹, Param Jit Singh¹, Tarun Goyal¹, Pankaj Kumar Sharma¹, Sanjay Jain¹, Lakshman Das¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Orthopaedics, All India Institute Of Medical Science, Bathinda, India.

Abstract

Child abuse is a matter of serious concern that can often result in devastating injuries. Incidence of spinal injuries from child abuse has been reported in <1-3 % of spinal injury cases. In the present study, a case of thoracolumbar translational injury (AO type C) is presented following an incidence of child abuse in a 2-year-old female. After successful management with operative fixation, the child showed a remarkable recovery in her neurological function with ambulatory power.

Keywords: Child abuse; Spinal cord injury; Sublaminar wiring; Thoracolumbar translational injury.

Publication types

Case Reports