title: Burst fracture of the fifth lumbar vertebra with unilateral facet dislocation: case report.
abstract: A case of a burst fracture in conjunction with a facet dislocation of the fifth lumbar vertebra in a 15-year-old boy is reported. The patient was treated with open reduction and stabilization of L4 to S1 with a reduction-fixation stabilization system and placement of a Taylor-Knight brace. At 1-year follow-up examination the fusion was solid and the boy had resumed full activities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung Medical College, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Hsu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*