A case of dual three-column thoracic spinal fractures following traumatic injury

Taylor Waitt; Vamsi Reddy; Dayton Grogan; Pearce Lane; Joseph Kilianski; John DeVine; Alexander Post

doi:10.25259/SNI_189_2020

A case of dual three-column thoracic spinal fractures following traumatic injury

Taylor Waitt
, Vamsi Reddy
, Dayton Grogan
, Pearce Lane
, Joseph Kilianski
, John DeVine
, Alexander Post

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Abstract

Background: Thoracic spine fracture-dislocations due to motor vehicle accidents (MVAs) rarely involve double-level, noncontiguous lesions. Case Description: A 19-year-old male following an MVA was paraplegic; he exhibited full motor/sensory loss below the T4 level (i.e., ASIA scale Grade A). The chest X-ray, magnetic resonance, and computed tomography studies confirmed T3-T5 and T11-12 fractures, warranting T3-L3 thoracolumbar decompression and fusion. Despite surgical intervention, the patient's neurological status remained unchanged. Conclusion: This case illustrates the rare presentation of noncontiguous, posttraumatic thoracic spinal lesions requiring simultaneous decompression/fixation.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	A51
Journal	Surgical Neurology International
Volume	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.25259/SNI_189_2020
State	Published - 2020
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Noncontiguous spinal injury
Spondyloptosis
Thoracic spinal injury
Trauma

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Surgery
Clinical Neurology

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