Morphologic Diversities of Sacral Canal in Children; Three-Dimensional Computed Tomographic Study
The Korean Journal of Pain
;
: 253-259, 2014.
Artículo
en Inglés
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-221023
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Caudal block is a common technique in children for reducing postoperative pain, and there have been several reports on the variations of the sacral canal in children. However, previous studies have mainly focused on the needle trajectory for caudal block, and there is limited information on the structural variations of the sacrum in children. The purpose of this study was to analyze the anatomic variations of sacral canals in children.METHODS:
Three-dimensional computed tomographic images were analyzed. The data from the images included fusion of the sacral vertebral laminae and the sacral intervertebral space existence of the sacral cornua and the types of sacral hiatus. The types of sacral hiatus were classified into 3 groups group I (fusion of S3 or S4 vertebral laminae), group II (unfused vertebral arch with the distance of the S3 and S4 vertebral laminae or = 50% of the distance between the cornua).RESULTS:
A total of 143 children were included in this study. All of the sacral vertebral arches were not fused in 22 children (15.4%). Cornua were not identified bilaterally in 5 (3.5%) and unilaterally in 6 (4.2%) children. In the sacral hiatus, group II and group III were identified in 22 (15.4%) and 31 (21.7%) children, respectively.CONCLUSIONS:
The sacral canal has various anatomical variations in children. Careful attention must be paid to identify the correct anatomic landmark.
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Asunto principal:
Dolor Postoperatorio
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Sacro
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Imagenología Tridimensional
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Puntos Anatómicos de Referencia
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Variación Anatómica
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Anestesia Caudal
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Agujas
Límite:
Niño
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
The Korean Journal of Pain
Año:
2014
Tipo del documento:
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