Comparison of Cervical Spine Injury Prediction Rule Across Ages

PEDIATRICS 2026 Open access

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Authors: Daniel J. Corwin, Pradip P. Chaudhari, Leah S. Tzimenatos, Monica L. Harding, L. J. Cook, Kenneth Yen, Alexander Rogers, Fahd A. Ahmad, Robert Sapién, Robert Hickey, Lois Lee, Jeffrey R. Leonard
+1 more Julie C. Leonard
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2025-075341
Cited by: 1
References: 20

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the performance of the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) cervical spine injury (CSI) prediction rule among different pediatric age groups and derive and assess age-specific CSI prediction rules. METHODS: We conducted a planned secondary analysis of the PECARN CSI study of children younger than 18 years with known or suspected blunt trauma evaluated at 1 of 18 children's hospitals' emergency departments. Participants were divided into 4 clinically relevant age groups (

Fields of Study & Subjects

Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Automotive and Human Injury Biomechanics Spinal Cord Injury Research

Publication details

Journal / source
PEDIATRICS
Publisher
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
Volume
157
Issue
6
Publication date
1 May 2026
Language
EN