PMID- 32637203
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20220415
IS  - 2229-5097 (Print)
IS  - 2152-7806 (Electronic)
IS  - 2152-7806 (Linking)
VI  - 11
DP  - 2020
TI  - A case of dual three-column thoracic spinal fractures following traumatic injury.
PG  - 150
LID - 10.25259/SNI_189_2020 [doi]
LID - 150
AB  - BACKGROUND: Thoracic spine fracture-dislocations due to motor vehicle accidents 
      (MVAs) rarely involve double- level, noncontiguous lesions. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 
      19-year-old male following an MVA was paraplegic; he exhibited full motor/sensory 
      loss below the T4 level (i.e., ASIA scale Grade A). The chest X-ray, magnetic 
      resonance, and computed tomography studies confirmed T3-T5 and T11-12 fractures, 
      warranting T3-L3 thoracolumbar decompression and fusion. Despite surgical 
      intervention, the patient's neurological status remained unchanged. CONCLUSION: 
      This case illustrates the rare presentation of noncontiguous, posttraumatic 
      thoracic spinal lesions requiring simultaneous decompression/fixation.
CI  - Copyright: (c) 2020 Surgical Neurology International.
FAU - Waitt, Taylor
AU  - Waitt T
AD  - Departments of Neurosurgery, Augusta University Hospital, Augusta, Georgia, 
      United States.
FAU - Reddy, Vamsi
AU  - Reddy V
AD  - Departments of Neurosurgery, Augusta University Hospital, Augusta, Georgia, 
      United States.
FAU - Grogan, Dayton
AU  - Grogan D
AD  - Departments of Neurosurgery, Augusta University Hospital, Augusta, Georgia, 
      United States.
FAU - Lane, Pearce
AU  - Lane P
AD  - Departments of Orthopedic Surgery, Augusta University Hospital, Augusta, Georgia, 
      United States.
FAU - Kilianski, Joseph
AU  - Kilianski J
AD  - Departments of Neurosurgery, Augusta University Hospital, Augusta, Georgia, 
      United States.
FAU - DeVine, John
AU  - DeVine J
AD  - Departments of Orthopedic Surgery, Augusta University Hospital, Augusta, Georgia, 
      United States.
FAU - Post, Alexander
AU  - Post A
AD  - Departments of Neurosurgery, Augusta University Hospital, Augusta, Georgia, 
      United States.
LA  - eng
PT  - Case Reports
DEP - 20200613
PL  - United States
TA  - Surg Neurol Int
JT  - Surgical neurology international
JID - 101535836
PMC - PMC7332507
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Noncontiguous spinal injury
OT  - Spondyloptosis
OT  - Thoracic spinal injury
OT  - Trauma
COIS- There are no conflicts of interest.
EDAT- 2020/07/09 06:00
MHDA- 2020/07/09 06:01
PMCR- 2020/06/13
CRDT- 2020/07/09 06:00
PHST- 2020/04/19 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2020/05/14 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2020/07/09 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2020/07/09 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2020/07/09 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2020/06/13 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - SNI-11-150 [pii]
AID - 10.25259/SNI_189_2020 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Surg Neurol Int. 2020 Jun 13;11:150. doi: 10.25259/SNI_189_2020. eCollection 
      2020.