Eleven Levels of Spinous Process Fractures in Thoracolumbar Spine.

Author: Whoan Jeang KIM ¹ ; Yong Joo CHI ; Kyung Hoon PARK ; Won Sik CHOY
Author Information

1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea. yjchi83@eulji.ac.kr
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Multilevel spinous process fractures; Thoracolumbar spine
MeSH: Ribs; Spine*
From:Asian Spine Journal 2014;8(6):852-855
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: Cases of over 5-level spinous process fractures are extremely rare. Thoracolumbar region of spine is superimposed on ribs; and as such additional studies such as computerized tomography are needed to diagnose fractures in this region. We report a case of 11 contiguous level thoracolumbar spinous process fractures, which has been treated conservatively.