Twelve Contiguous Spinous Process Fracture of Cervico-Thoracic Spine.
10.14245/kjs.2014.11.3.212
- Author:
Seong Rok HAN
1
;
Moon Jun SOHN
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Goyang, Korea. hsrkmj@paik.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Clay-shoveler's fracture;
Spinous process;
Avulsion fracture
- MeSH:
Adult;
Humans;
Male;
Motorcycles;
Spine*
- From:Korean Journal of Spine
2014;11(3):212-213
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The clay-shoveler's fracture is an isolated avulsion fracture of the lower cervical or upper thoracic spinous process. Among them, multiple spinous process fractures are very rare. We present 34-year-old male patient who have multiple spinous process fractures with twelve contiguous levels of cervico-thoracic spine (from C4 to T8) after motorcycle accident. This case is multiple isolated spinous process fractures with good clinical outcome.
