BURST FRACTURE OF THE FIFTH LUMBAR VERTEBRA (A Case Report)
Journal Title: Journal of Turkish Spinal Surgery - Year 1993, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
Burs t fracture of the fifth lumbar vertebra is a rare injury. A case of this fracture is reported and the treatment discussed. The patient were treated surgically because of the neural deficit. The lordosis between the fourth lumbar vertebra and sacrum was 0 degree after the injury and 9 degrees postoperativeiy but it decreased to 3 de-grees in a year despite the use of instrumentation.
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Erol YALNIZ, Kenan SARIDOĞAN, S. ÇOBANOĞLU
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