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- Title
Cervical spinal cord injury caused by vertebral body fracture in a patient with concomitant OALL and OPLL.
- Authors
Obayashi, O.; Kaneko, K.; Yokoyama, M.; Shimamura, Y.; Muta, T.; Itoi, A.; Kurosawa, H.
- Abstract
We encountered a case of cervical spinal cord injury associated with cervical vertebral dislocation fracture that occurred in a patient with concomitant ossification of the anterior and posterior longitudinal ligaments. The cervical vertebrae were injured by hyperextension in a car accident. On admission, shearing fracture was noted in the OALL region and vertebral body OPLL region over the posterior column at the fourth cervical level, but no dislocation or neurological findings were noted. Restlessness occurred and caused dislocation several hours after admission, leading to complete injury of the cervical spinal cord. The patient died of complications after 3 weeks. Vertebral body fracture complicated by both OALL and OPLL is very rare, and only four cases have been reported. Since vertebral injury causes delayed fracture/dislocation after a symptom-free interval in cases with ligament ossification, accurate clinical evaluation early after injury and early fixation are necessary.
- Subjects
CERVICAL vertebrae dislocation; SPINAL injuries; POSTERIOR longitudinal ligament; TRAFFIC accidents; CERVICAL syndrome
- Publication
European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology, 2008, Vol 18, Issue 1, p15
- ISSN
1633-8065
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00590-007-0254-9