title: Four-level noncontiguous fracture of the vertebral column: a case report.
abstract: The case of a patient with four-level fractures of the vertebral column, located at the cervical, thoracic, lumbar, and sacral regions, three of which were unstable, is reported. There were no injuries in the appendicular skeleton. Neurological involvement was potentially caused by multilevel compressions. This patient was treated aggressively with early surgical stabilization of all unstable levels, which facilitated early expeditious rehabilitation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Hacettepe University, Spine Unit, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Acaroğlu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alanay
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D012445:Sacrococcygeal Region / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D020196:Trauma, Nervous System / Q000209:etiology