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…
