Lumbosacral monolateral dislocation.
The authors describe a case of traumatic monolateral dislocation of L5 on S1. It is a very rare lesion which involves serious diagnostic and therapeutic problems. Surgical treatment constituted by reduction and stabilization alone can obtain stable correction of the deformity and complete functional recovery.
Ponzo
L
L
III Divisione, Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli, Bologna.
De Gennaro
A
A
Pavone
S
S
Ponziani
L
L
Rollo
G
G
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