title: Severe fracture-dislocation of the thoracic spine without any neurological deficit.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Fracture-dislocations of the thoracic spine without spinal cord injury are very rare.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 35-year-old woman presented to our emergency department with complete T6-7 fracture-dislocation without any neurological loss had undergone a surgical reduction and fixation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The radiological severity of fracture-dislocation pattern doesn't correlate sometimes with the clinical manifestation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, No. 107 Wenhuaxi Road, Jinan, Shandong, 250012, China.
authors.forename: Shuai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, No. 107 Wenhuaxi Road, Jinan, Shandong, 250012, China. yandoc7b@163.com.
authors.forename: Ting-Bin
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Yan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D000072039:Fracture Dislocation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Complete fracture-dislocation; Neurological deficit; Thoracic spine