Severely displaced fracture of the thoracic spine without neurologic lesion. A case report
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1Divisione Ortopedia, Ospedale SS. Annunziata, Savigliano, CN.
Italian Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
|January 1, 1992
Abstract:
The author reports a case of severely displaced fracture of the thoracic spine without neurologic damage in a 27-year-old man. The lesion was treated by open reduction, internal fixation, and posterolateral spinal fusion. A precise description of the clinical, radiographic, and CT features of the lesion is provided in order to facilitate proper classification and treatment.