Clinical characteristics and proposed mechanism of pediatric spinal cord injury resulting from backbend practice

• Main Authors: Shuang Guo (Author), Huiming Gong (Author), Peipei Xu (Author), Yang Xie (Author), Degang Yang (Author), Zitong Liu (Author), Yuwei Yang (Author), Liang Chen (Author), Yongqi Xie (Author), Mingliang Yang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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ObjectivePediatric spinal cord injury without radiographic abnormality (SCIWORA) caused by backbend practice is increasing. This study proposed an underlying 'combined injury mechanism' related to the spinal cord and femoral nerve overstretching.MethodsPediatric patients diagnosed with bac...