Diagnosis and treatment of adolescent instability of lower cervical spine / 中国矫形外科杂志

ABSTRACT

[Objective]To investigate the possible etiological factors,pathogenesis,diagnostic criteria,clinic characteristics and the choice of treatment of the adolescent instability of lower cervical spine.[Method]The diagnosis,therapies and follow-up materials of the two typical cases were analyzed and researched with the available literatures.[Result]The two cases showed dissappearance of syndroms.The Roentgen film showed that the operative segments have gotten bone-fuse.Results were excellent according to Henderson-evaluation classification without any complications at 3 and 4 years follow-up.[Conclusion]The degeneration is probable one of the etiological factors causing adolescent instability of lower cervical spine.It is resemble on the pathogenesis,diagnostic criteria and the choice of treatment between the adolescent and the adult.But the each characteristic on the pathogenesis,pathologic process,clinical situation should be remarked.The growth potentiality and other correlated factors should be paid attention to for the choice of treatment.