Pediatric Emergency Medicine Reports – June 1, 2003
June 1, 2003
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Pediatric Thoracolumbar Spinal Injury: Frequently Hidden, but Not Harmless
Although spinal injuries occur infrequently, a delay in the detection of thoracolumbar trauma may have devastating consequences for a child. It is critical that the emergency physican be familiar with injury patterns that may result in this type of injury.