Children with neck pain, torticollis or "scratching neck", if the pain persists for a week, parents should not take it lightly.
The Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong has discovered a special pediatric cervical spondylosis called "Occipital Atlantoaxial Rotational Dislocation" (OAARD), which can cause neck and facial deformities, and even cause fatal nerve damage.
This cervical spondylosis is a new medical discovery. Seventy percent of patients are children 12 years of age or younger, with typical symptoms such as neck pain and head tilt. Early detection can be cured with anti-inflammatory drugs, external neck stents, and invasive jaw traction. Do not perform any manual treatment. The initial cervical spine structural changes will appear within three weeks of the onset of the disease. Therefore, experts urge parents to notice that children "scratch their necks" should seek orthopedic doctors as soon as possible.
In the past few years, the HA has reported about 10 related cases each year. Among them, 70% of them were delayed in treatment, which caused children to deteriorate from "atlantoaxial rotation dislocation" to "occipital atlantoaxial rotation dislocation".
Zhang Wenzhi, chair professor and chair professor of the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology at the University of Hong Kong, reminded that if you twist your neck hard by yourself, you may injure adjacent joints and have the opportunity to damage nerves.
Experts say that if "atlantoaxial rotation dislocation" is diagnosed early, it can generally be cured by drugs or non-invasive treatments. However, if it deteriorates to "occipital atlantoaxial rotation dislocation", the patient may need to undergo surgery and insert a metal needle into the skull. Wait.
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