Traumatic L5-S1 spondylolisthesis.
We report a case of traumatic spondylolisthesis in a 31-year-old man struck by a steel I-beam. Although most reported traumatic spondylolisthesis cases are from low-energy trauma, this was a high-energy trauma case. The initial examination revealed no signs of cauda equina syndrome, and the patient's spinal injury was primarily capsuloligamentous. We present this rare case, with a review of pertinent literature and treatment mechanisms for traumatic spondylolisthesis.
Hodges
S D
SD
Chattanooga Orthopaedic Group, Foundation for Research, Tenn, USA.
Shuster
J
J
Asher
M A
MA
McClarty
S J
SJ
D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000328:Adult; D002420:Cauda Equina; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008297:Male; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000209:etiology; D012447:Sacrum; D013123:Spinal Fusion; D013168:Spondylolisthesis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery