FRACTURE-DISLOCATION OF THE LUMBO-SACRAL SPINE WITH CAUDA EQUINA LESION

Fracture-dislocation of the lumbo-sacral spine with cauda equina lesion. Report of two cases.

Fracture-dislocation of the thoracic spine without neurological lesion.

An 18-year-old man with a fracture-dislocation of the thoracic spine showed remarkable displacement, but without neurologic complications. The halo-femoral traction allowed a reduction, which has been only partially maintained. Despite this, the clinical result is satisfactory. The lesion appears to be more common than the few cases published in the literature would suggest.

Missed Cauda Equina Syndrome after Burst Fracture of the Lumbar Spine.

Cauda equina syndrome (CES) is often defined as a complex of symptoms and signs consisting of low back pain, bilateral sciatica, lower extremity weakness, saddle anesthesia, and bowel and bladder dysfunction. CES is considered to be neurosurgical emergency. Delayed or missed diagnosis of CES can result in serious morbidity and neurological sequelae. However, the diagnosis of CES is often diffic...

Fracture with Dislocation of Spine

vertebrae, lias lately como under my notice, in which the cause of the accident could not be ascertained. This recalled to my memory very forcibly, a case which occurred at the Sydney General Hospital, N. S. W., in 1867, where I was at the time Resident House Surgeon. A man in the prime of life, and tolerably well nourished, was brought into hospital one Sunday morning, evidently suffering from...

Natural course of spontaneously reduced lumbo-sacral fracture-dislocation--a case report.

We present a case of lumbosacral fracture-dislocation, which was spontaneously reduced during radiological examination. Such rapid reduction is, however, not reliable for long-term stability. We would like to report this case briefly because spontaneous reduction of lumbosacral fracture-dislocation has not been reported previously.