| Publication Type |
Report |
| School or College |
School of Medicine |
| Department |
Neurosurgery |
| Creator |
Bisson, Erica F. |
| Other Author |
Schirmer, Clemens M. |
| Title |
Management of distraction injury of the lumbosacral junction with unilateral perched facet |
| Date |
2011-01-04 |
| Description |
Background: Traumatic unilateral facet dislocation without fracture is an uncommon injury of the lumbosacral junction. We describe a case of a unilateral perched L5-S1 facet causing axial back pain and radiculopathy provoked by motion. Case Description: The patient underwent reduction with complete facetectomy followed by internal fixation at L5-S1, facilitating decompression of the S1 nerve root. Postoperatively, the patient reported improvement in her pain. Conclusions: This injury can be recognized using subtle clues, such as transverse process fractures and/or widened posterior elements. Despite its rarity, when identified, this injury can be characterized using the new TLICS system for thoracolumbar fractures and should be managed accordingly. Key Words: Facet dislocation, operative management, trauma |
| Type |
Text |
| Publisher |
Medknow publications |
| Volume |
2 |
| Issue |
26 |
| Subject |
Spine surgery, Facet dislocation, operative management, trauma, neurosurgery |
| Language |
eng |
| Bibliographic Citation |
Schirmer CM, Bisson EF. Management of distraction injury of the lumbosacral junction with unilateral perched facet. Surg Neurol Int 2011, 2(26). |
| Rights Management |
© 2011 Schirmer CM. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
| Format Medium |
application/pdf |
| Format Extent |
1,534,908 bytes |
| Source |
Surg Neurol Int 2011, 2:26; This article is available from: http://www.surgicalneurologyint.com/content/1/2/26 |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6183qqt |
| Setname |
ir_uspace |
| ID |
703131 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6183qqt |
