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Chance fracture; Other names: Chance fracture of the spine, [1] flexion distraction fracture, [2] lap seat belt fracture [3] A Chance fracture of T10 and fracture of T9 due to a seatbelt during an MVC. Specialty: Emergency medicine Symptoms: Abdominal bruising, paralysis of the legs [4] Complications: Splenic rupture, small bowel injury ...
Spinal cord injury; MRI of a fractured and dislocated cervical vertebra (C4) in the neck that is compressing the spinal cord: Specialty: Neurosurgery: Types: Complete, incomplete [1] Diagnostic method: Based on symptoms, medical imaging [1] Treatment: Spinal motion restriction, intravenous fluids, vasopressors [1] Frequency: c. 12,000 annually ...
Symptoms suggestive of cord compression are back pain, a dermatome of increased sensation, paralysis of limbs below the level of compression, decreased sensation below the level of compression, urinary and fecal incontinence and/or urinary retention. Lhermitte's sign (intermittent shooting electrical sensation) and hyperreflexia may be present.
The clinician must be cautious when reconciling clinical symptoms and signs with postoperative computed tomography findings in patients operated on for lumbar spinal stenosis. [ 79 ] A study from Georgetown University reported on one-hundred patients who had undergone decompressive surgery for lumbar stenosis between 1980 and 1985.
Sports involving repetitive or forceful hyperextension of the spine, especially when combined with rotation are the main mechanism of injury for spondylolysis. The stress fracture of the pars interarticularis occurs on the side opposite to activity. For instance, for a right-handed player, the fracture occurs on the left side of the vertebrae. [5]
Depending on the extent of the spinal cord injury, the symptoms may vary. [7] Though every case is different, several cases reported loss of motor functions in the extremities, areflexia or sudden jerks of the limbs, loss of pain perception, or even paralysis; all of which are possible indicators of a damaged and softened spinal cord. [7]
DISH is diagnosed by findings on x-ray studies. Radiographs of the spine will show abnormal bone formation (ossification) along the anterior spinal ligament. The disc spaces, facet and sacroiliac joints remain unaffected. Diagnosis requires confluent ossification of at least four contiguous vertebral bodies. [2]
A burst fracture is a type of traumatic spinal injury in which a vertebra breaks from a high-energy axial load (e.g., traffic collisions or falls from a great height or high speed, and some kinds of seizures), with shards of vertebra penetrating surrounding tissues and sometimes the spinal canal. [1] The burst fracture is categorized by the ...