48Bone Morphogenetic Protein Presentation A 48-year-old woman presents with mechanical low back pain and a history of an L3-S1 pedicle screw fusion as well as L4-L5, L5-S1 interbody fusion. Dynamic…

50Nerve Root Impingement by Pedicle Screw Presentation A 52-year-old woman presented with significant mechanical low back pain, sciatica, and extensor hallucis longus weakness. Her straight leg raise was positive on…

39Motion Preservation Technology Presentation A 39-year-old man had low back pain that was refractory to months of conservative therapy. The pain has altered his lifestyle. Radiologic Findings Lumbar magnetic resonance…

2Transodontoid Screw for Type II Odontoid Fracture Presentation A 63-year-old woman fell while riding a bike. She sustained a type II odontoid fracture and was initially treated with halo immobilization…

35Syrinx Presentation A 48-year-old woman had worsening weakness and numbness of her left hand and leg (4+/5), hyperreflexia. Her entire neuraxis was imaged, and the only finding was a high…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…