title: Lower lumbar hyperextension fracture without paraplegia.
abstract: Lumbar shear injuries are a rare injury with few cases documented in the literature. They are the result of hyperextension combined with anteroposterior shearing forces. Those with near-complete displacement are usually associated with significant neurologic deficit. Presented here is a case of L4-L5 fracture-dislocation with no neurologic loss.
authors.affiliation: Palmerston North Public Hospital, Palmerston North, New Zealand. ismith007@clear.net.nz
authors.forename: Ian J
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Timothy W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Love
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium / Q000637:transplantation; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D007796:Laminectomy; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013168:Spondylolisthesis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging