Ischemic damage may play an important role in spinal cord injury during dancing.

ABSTRACT:

Study design

Retrospective analysis.

Setting

China Rehabilitation Research Center, Beijing, China.

Objective

To explore possible mechanisms underlying spinal cord injury (SCI) in children caused by hyperextension of the spine while dancing.

Methods

The clinical records of 88 children with SCI (mean age, 5.97 years; age range, 4-10 years) admitted to our hospital from January 1989 to October 2019 were retrospectively reviewed. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging were performed on the day of injury. The time from injury to development of paralysis, as well as post-injury activities were surveyed, while abnormal patterns on images, the range of the involved vertebrae, and the extents of edema and atrophy were assessed.

Results

Among the 88 pa

SUBMITTER: Tong AN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7708299 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature