Abstract
A case of a burst fracture in conjunction with a facet dislocation of the fifth lumbar vertebra in a 15-year-old boy is reported. The patient was treated with open reduction and stabilization of L4 to S1 with a réduction-fixation stabilization system and placement of a Taylor-Knight brace. At 1-year follow-up examination the fusion was solid and the boy had resumed full activities.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 755-757 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 05 1994 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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