Four-level noncontiguous fracture of the vertebral column: a case report

J Orthop Trauma. 2001 May;15(4):294-9. doi: 10.1097/00005131-200105000-00010.

Abstract

The case of a patient with four-level fractures of the vertebral column, located at the cervical, thoracic, lumbar, and sacral regions, three of which were unstable, is reported. There were no injuries in the appendicular skeleton. Neurological involvement was potentially caused by multilevel compressions. This patient was treated aggressively with early surgical stabilization of all unstable levels, which facilitated early expeditious rehabilitation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cervical Vertebrae / injuries
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lumbar Vertebrae / diagnostic imaging
  • Lumbar Vertebrae / injuries*
  • Multiple Trauma / diagnostic imaging
  • Multiple Trauma / surgery*
  • Sacrococcygeal Region / diagnostic imaging
  • Sacrococcygeal Region / injuries*
  • Spinal Cord Compression / etiology
  • Spinal Cord Compression / surgery
  • Spinal Fractures / complications
  • Spinal Fractures / diagnostic imaging
  • Spinal Fractures / surgery*
  • Thoracic Vertebrae / injuries
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Trauma, Nervous System / etiology