title: Bilateral locked facets at lower lumbar spine without facet fracture: a case report.
abstract: Bilateral locked facets at L4-5 without facet fracture is a rarely known disease. We present a case of a 37-year-old male patient diagnosed as traumatic L4-5 bilateral facets dislocation without facet fracture. We carried out open reduction, epidural hematoma removal, posterior interbody fusion. After surgery, we attained rapid improvement of the neurologic deficits and competent stabilization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Incheon Saint Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea.
authors.forename: Sang-Hyuk
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Im
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Incheon Saint Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea.
authors.forename: Ki-Yeol
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: BM Neurosurgery Clinics, Korea.
authors.forename: Ho-Jin
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Bong
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Incheon Saint Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea.
authors.forename: Young-Sup
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Incheon Saint Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea.
authors.forename: Jong-Tae
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Kim
keywords: Bilateral; Facet dislocation; Locked facet; Lumbar spine