Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery
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Our retrospective study was carried out to demonstrate the value of, indications for, and results of use of the posterolateral approach (PLA) with decompression and instrumental stabilisation in paediatric patients with unstable vertebral body fractures at the thoracic-lumbar junction. ⋯ The PLA makes if possible to define a proper surgical corridor to accomplish all surgical goals in the treatment of spinal fractures in children: decompression, spinal alignment and stabilisation minimising the surgical stress, that are essential in paediatric surgery. It allows early mobilisation and an early start on the rehabilitative treatment, which is very important in children and is difficult to reconcile with bracing and a long period of bed rest as recommended for conservative treatment.
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Case Reports
Posttraumatic cerebrospinal fluid accumulation within the eyelid: a case report and review of the literature.
HISTORY AND PRESENTATION. A case of a 3-year-old child with a right upper pulsatile eyelid swelling following a falling injury 3 months before is described. ⋯ TREATMENT AND OUTCOME. The patient underwent dural repair for cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage and was discharged in good health.