Complete fracture-dislocation of the thoracic spine without neurologic deficit: case report.
A case is presented of a motorcyclist who crashed and suffered a fracture-dislocation of the mid-thoracic spine without any neurologic deficit. The injury was discovered 6 weeks after the crash. The patient underwent surgical stabilization and correction of the kyphotic deformity with Luque rods and sublaminar wires and had an uneventful recovery.
Korovessis
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Orthopaedic Department, General Hospital, Agios Andreas, Patras, Greece.
Sidiropoulos
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Dimas
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D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D001864:Bone Wires; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D007738:Kyphosis / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D009049:Motorcycles; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D013123:Spinal Fusion; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed