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Post-test: Spinal Injuries Among Paediatric Patients

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Question 1

Which of the following statements regarding the anatomic and biomechanical features of the growing pediatric spine is false?
Paediatric spines have greater flexibility due to ligamentous and facet-capsule elasticity and laxity
Children have a wider spinal range of motion than adults due to ligamentous laxity, vertebral body wedging and intervertebral disc elasticity
Children are more susceptible to spine fractures than adults due to vertebral bone plasticity, the presence of apophyseal rings, and thicker cartilaginous end plates
Paediatric cervical spine in younger children have horizontally oriented facets that allow for pseudo-subluxation