[Cervical spine fracture in a nine-year-old girl in spite of a normal CT scan].

ABSTRACT

In this case report, a nine-year-old girl was seen in the emergency department due to neck pain following a trampoline accident ten days ago. She had experienced paraesthesia in her left arm immediately after the accident, but these symptoms disappeared during the first day. A CT scan of the cervical spine was found to be normal. A supplementary MRI was done, showing compression fractures of four vertebrae C7-Th3 besides a torn interspinous ligament between C7 and Th1. The patient was kept in a neck collar for eight weeks. At the end of treatment, she was without any complaints.