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A Case Report of Spinal Tuberculosis with Multilevel Vertebral Fractures and Paraplegia

Case Reports in Clinical Practice
Spinal tuberculosis (TB) is a rare extrapulmonary manifestation that can cause vertebral fractures, neurological deficits, and paraplegia. This report presents a 43-year-old male with sudden paraplegia, back pain, and sensory loss.
Matineh Sadat Tabatabaei, Saber Shafiei, Arash Chehreh Damavandi Motlagh, Mohammad Nasimi   +3 more
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Diagnosis of Osteoporotic Spinal Fractures

Journal of Korean Society of Spine Surgery, 2015
scans are sufficient for diagnosis of OSFs. However, other clinical and radiographic clues should be considered for prediction of the prognosis and differential diagnosis. Materials and Methods: Review of the relevant literature. Results: Clinical clues including morphometric changes in the vertebral body are sufficient for diagnosis of OSFs.
Young Hoon Kim, Sang Il Kim, Sang-Yup Han   +2 more
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Fracture of the Atlas through a Synchondrosis of Anterior Arch

Case Reports in Radiology, 2013
Cervical fractures are rare in paediatric population. In younger children, cervical fractures usually occur above the level of C4; whereas in older population, fractures or dislocations more commonly involve the lower cervical spine.
Gamze Turk, Ismail M. Kabakus, Erhan Akpinar   +2 more
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Surgical options for traumatic fractures of the thoracic and lumbar spine

Romanian Neurosurgery, 2020
Background context. Thoracolumbar fractures represent a large number of spine injuries in adults. Such fractures are a result of traumatic accidents with high-energy impacts, such as falls from height or following motor vehicle accidents, often resulting
Elhawary E. Mohamed, Ghaith S. Aljboor, P. Armand Buzantian   +2 more
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Successful management of a cervical fracture in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis by a posterior approach

Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine, 2015
Patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) are at an increased risk of spinal fractures due to the altered spinal biomechanics. Moreover, it is difficult to treat these fractures due to the combination of ankylosis and osteoporosis.
Neeraj Patni, Abhidha Shah, Vithal Rangarajan, Atul Goel   +3 more
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A Sternal Fracture Associated With Cervical Spinal Fracture

Clinical Case Reports
ABSTRACTSternal injuries are caused by two mechanisms: direct and indirect forces on the sternum. An indirect sternum fracture is usually caused by a forcible anteflexion of the spine. When a patient with back bruising complains of anterior chest pain, a sternal fracture should be considered in the differential diagnosis.
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Unilateral biportal endoscopic decompression combined with percutaneous pedicle screw fixation offers new treatment option for thoracolumbar burst fractures with secondary spinal stenosis

Scientific Reports
The purpose of this study was to present the surgical technique of Unilateral Biportal Endoscopic (UBE) decompression combined with percutaneous pedicle screws for the treatment of thoracolumbar burst fractures with secondary spinal stenosis ...
Guangchao Bai, Xiaowen Qiu, Guojun Wei, Xiaowei Jing, Qingfeng Hu   +4 more
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Comparison of the biomechanical performance of three spinal implants for treating the wedge-shaped burst fractures

Medicine in Novel Technology and Devices, 2022
Spinal fracture is a serious problem impairing life quality, associating with low back pain and many other chronic diseases. Among all the spinal fractures, the rate of thoracolumbar fractures is the highest and accounts for approximately 90%.
Tingxiang Gong, Yongtao Lu, Liangliang Cheng   +2 more
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Distinctive spinal changes in two patients with unusual forms of autosomal dominant endosteal hyperostosis: a case series

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2007
Endosteal hyperostosis was encountered in a 26-year-old-man and his 6-month-old daughter. Both the father and his daughter presented with fractures. Odontoid process hyperplasia, and progressive sclerosis of the posterior spinal elements, was the other ...
Al Kaissi Ali, Varga Franz, Zandieh Shahin, Klaushofer Klaus, Grill Franz   +4 more
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Spinal fracture in polytrauma situation

Indian Spine Journal, 2018
The timing of surgical stabilization of a thoracolumbar spine fracture in a polytrauma situation is controversial. While delayed surgery was considered safe and the norm, over the last few years there is an increasing amount of literature available that supports early stabilization of the spine fracture with good neurological and non-neurological ...
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