• Eur Spine J · Mar 2013

    Operative treatment of chance injuries in the paediatric population.

    • Sean Suttor, Randolph Gray, Corrine Bridge, and Andrew Cree.
    • Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia. seansuttor@hotmail.com
    • Eur Spine J. 2013 Mar 1;22(3):510-4.

    PurposeChance fractures are an uncommon spine injury in the paediatric population. As such there is a relative paucity of evidence in the literature to guide management decisions. We present our single centre experience in the operative management of these injuries.MethodsAll patients presenting to a tertiary paediatric trauma centre between 2000 and 2008 were included. Retrospective analysis of clinical (SRS-22 and Oswestry) and radiological outcomes was undertaken.ResultsTwelve patients underwent operative stabilization of a Chance type injury. Radiological and clinical outcome measures demonstrated excellent outcomes in the majority of patients with no significant complications.ConclusionsOperative management of paediatric chance injuries with instrumentation results in excellent clinical and radiological outcomes.

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