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Nenad Koruga1, Anamarija Soldo Koruga1, Ivan Hećimović1
11Department of Neurosurgery, Osijek University Hospital Centre, Osijek, Croatia; 2Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia; 3Department of Neurology, Osijek University Hospital Centre, Osijek, Croatia; 4Department of Surgery, Osijek University Hospital Centre, Osijek, Croatia; 5Department of Surgery, Urology, Orthopedics, Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia; 6Krapinske Toplice Special Hospital for Medical Rehabilitation, Krapinske Toplice, Croatia; 7Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia; 8Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Osijek University Hospital Centre, Osijek, Croatia; Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Croatia; 9Department of Neurosurgery, Dubrava University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia; 10Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital das Clinicas, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
This case study presents thoracolumbar spondyloptosis, a rare spinal injury. Prompt surgical intervention and rehabilitation led to a good neurological outcome (ASIA D) in a polytrauma patient.
Area of Science:
- Orthopedics
- Neurosurgery
- Trauma Surgery
Background:
- Thoracolumbar spondyloptosis is a rare spinal injury, often associated with severe neurological deficits.
- Polytrauma patients present complex challenges for diagnosis and management.
