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Quantification of Pediatric Cervical Spine Growth at the Cranio-Vertebral Junction

  • Lee, Ho Jin (Department of Neurosurgery, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Kim, Jong Tae (Department of Neurosurgery, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Shin, Myoung Hoon (Department of Neurosurgery, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Choi, Doo Yong (Department of Neurosurgery, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Hong, Jae Taek (Department of Neurosurgery, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea)
  • Received : 2014.08.14
  • Accepted : 2014.12.24
  • Published : 2015.04.28
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Abstract

Objective : The purpose of this study was to investigate morphological change at the craniovertebral junction (CVJ) region using computed tomography. Methods : A total of 238 patients were included in this study, and mean age was $47.8{\pm}21.3months$. Spinal canal diameter, Power's ratio, McRae line, antero-posterior C1 ring height, atlantoaxial joint space, C2 growth, epidural space from the dens (M-PB-C2) and longitudinal distance (basion to C2 lower margin, B-C2) were measured. The mean value of each parameter was assessed for individual age groups. The cohorts were then divided into three larger age groups : infancy (I) (${\leq}2years$), very early (VE) childhood (2-5 years) and early (E) childhood ($5{\geq}years$). Results : Spinal canal diameter increased with age; however, this value did not increase with statistical significance after VE age. A significant age-related difference was found for all C2 body and odontoid parameters (p<0.05). Mean McRae line was 8.5, 8, and 7.5 mm in the I, VE, and E groups, respectively. The M-PB-C2 line showed up-and-down dynamic change during early pediatric periods. Conclusion : Expansion of the spinal canal was restricted to the very early childhood period (less than 5 years) in the CVJ region; however, the C2 body and odontoid process increased continuously with age. The above results induced a dynamic change in the M-PB-C2 line. Although C2 longitudinal growth continued with age, the McRae line showed relatively little change.

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