Sacral Fracture
15Sacral Fracture RAHUL VAIDYA AND MARILYN GATES Presentation A 64-year-old man fell and complained of sacral pain. He was neurologically intact, including bowel and bladder function. FIGURE 15-1 A comminuted,…
Central Cord with Osteoporosis
31Central Cord with Osteoporosis Presentation A 79-year-old woman sustained central cord syndrome after a fall, with significant upper extremity weakness and incontinence. She had multilevel cervical disc hernia-tions and concomitant…
Traumatic Lumbar Fracture
13Traumatic Lumbar Fracture Presentation An 18-year-old woman was hit by a car and sustained multisystemic injury. On presentation she was paraplegic and had complete spinal cord injury in the lower…
Burst Fracture
12Burst Fracture Presentation A 50-year-old woman fell 15 feet and developed lower thoracic pain that did not improve. The pain was axial, without radiation. She did not have any deficit…
Rheumatoid Patient with Ventral Cord Compression
19Rheumatoid Patient with Ventral Cord Compression Presentation An 81-year-old man with a history of rheumatoid arthritis became progressively quadriparetic. He also complained of neck pain. On examination his motor strength…
Atlanto-occipital Dislocation
16Atlanto-occipital Dislocation ERIC SPICKLER Presentation A 20-year-old woman was hit by a car and presented comatose, in cardiac arrest. Radiologic Findings Sagittal reconstructed computed tomography (CT) of the cervical spine…
Craniocervical Injuries
26 Cranicervical Injuries Richard J. Bransford, Carlo Bellabarba, and Jens R. Chapman Case Presentation History and Physical Examination A 79-year-old male was airlifted from an outside facility after being found…
Unilateral and Bilateral Facet Dislocations
18 Unilateral and Bilateral Facet Dislocations Christopher M. Bono and Jared Toman Case Presentation 1: Unilateral Facet Dislocation History and Physical Examination A 34-year-old woman presented with neck pain after…
Klippel-Feil Syndrome
28 Klippel-Feil Syndrome Hugh D. Moulding, Daniel Fassett, and James S. Harrop Case Presentation History and Physical Examination A 14-year-old girl with an unremarkable past medical history presented 4 years…
