Fracture-Dislocation of the Thoracic Spine without Neurologic Defieit: Report of Two Cases.
- Author:
Soo Bin IM
1
;
Jea Won DOH
;
Hack Gun BAE
;
Kyeong Seok LEE
;
Il Gy YUN
;
Park Jang BYUN
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Soonchunhyang University Chonan Hospital, Chonan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Thoracic spine;
Fracture dislocation;
Neurologic deficit
- MeSH:
Decompression;
Diagnosis;
Humans;
Neurologic Manifestations;
Spinal Canal;
Spine*
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
1996;25(1):168-173
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
This is a report of two cases of thoracic spine fracture-dislocation without consequential neurological deficit. In each case, the disruption between vertebral body and the posterior column renders spontaneous decompression of the spinal canal as a result of anatomical peculiarity of the thoracic spine such anatomical peculiarity explains the preservation of neurologic function. Diagnosis and management should be carried out with great care in such cases. The two patients underwent posterior approach with instrumentation and eventually recovered without any evidence of neurologic sequelae.
