title: Slit fracture through two adjacent cervical vertebrae: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: We report the case of a 15 year old male who presented complaining of neck pain and upper extremity radicular symptoms one day post trampoline trauma. He was diagnosed with a nondisplaced vertical or "slit fracture" at C5 and C6. It is believed that the mechanism of injury, trampoline trauma, allowed this unusual fracture. A review of the literature provides some insight regarding speed of force and fracture displacement that may have relevance in this particular case. A review of the literature failed to find a previous report of such an event
authors.affiliation: Department of Family and Community Health, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, USA.
authors.forename: Tracy L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Hendershot
authors.forename: Toussaint A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Leclercq
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chirico
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D006987:Hypesthesia / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D019547:Neck Pain / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011859:Radiography; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D034941:Upper Extremity / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*