• Pediatric emergency care · Mar 2017

    Case Reports

    Distraction Injury of the Thoracic Spine With Spinal Cord Transection and Vascular Injury in a 5-Week-Old Infant Boy: A Case of Child Physical Abuse.

    • Farah W Brink, Delia L Gold, Brent Adler, and Megan McGraw Letson.
    • From the *Center for Family Safety and Healing at Nationwide Children's Hospital; †Ohio State University College of Medicine; and ‡Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH.
    • Pediatr Emerg Care. 2017 Mar 1; 33 (3): 192-197.

    AbstractDistraction injury of the spine with spinal cord transection and adjacent vascular injury is rarely described in the setting of child physical abuse. We report a 5-week-old infant boy who sustained these injuries after an abusive event. The clinical presentation, imaging findings, and recommended evaluation modalities are discussed. An overview of pediatric spinal column and vascular injuries secondary to physical abuse is given.

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