Fracture-dislocation of the lumbosacral spine during a grand mal epileptic seizure. A case report

¹Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pretoria.

South African Medical Journal = Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif Vir Geneeskunde

|August 6, 1988

Abstract:

A patient with a lumbosacral fracture-dislocation is described. This serious injury can easily be missed; it is caused by severe trauma and multiple injuries are often present. Radiological examination should include the cervical, thoracic, lumbar and sacral vertebrae as well as the pelvis.

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