Conus medullaris syndrome without lower-extremity involvement in L-1 burst fractures: report of four cases.
Conus medullaris injury from burst fractures is known to occur in conjunction with other neurological deficits, including lower-extremity motor weakness or sensory changes. Rarely does an isolated conus medullaris injury occur from an extradural cause without other neurological deficits. The authors report four cases of L-1 burst fractures in which conus medullaris dysfunction was the sole neurological injury in the absence of lower-extremity involvement.
Division of Neurological Surgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona 85013, USA.
Dean
D
Chou
Roger
R
Hartl
Volker K H
VK
Sonntag
D000328:Adult; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008297:Male; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery