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Case Reports
. 2010 Feb;10(2):e10-3.
doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2009.11.014. Epub 2009 Dec 29.

Pediatric transverse sacral fracture with cauda equina syndrome

Ashwin Avadhani  1 , Ajoy P Shetty, S Rajasekaran
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Case Reports

Pediatric transverse sacral fracture with cauda equina syndrome

Ashwin Avadhani et al. Spine J. 2010 Feb.

Abstract

Background context: Transverse sacral fracture in pediatric patients is extremely uncommon with only nine cases reported in literature so far.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to heighten awareness and treatment options of a rare injury of traumatic pediatric transverse sacral fracture with cauda equina syndrome.

Study design: This is a clinical case report and literature review.

Methods: We report a case of a 13-year-old girl with a Type III Roy-Camille, Zone III Denis sacral fracture whose only neurological deficit was a cauda equina syndrome with bowel and bladder involvement. She underwent emergent sacral laminectomy and surgical stabilization to decompress the cauda equina.

Results: The patient regained bowel and bladder function at 6-month follow-up.

Conclusions: This case is presented to highlight the rarity of a pediatric transverse sacral fracture, which requires a high index of suspicion as early decompression helps in reversing the neurological deficit.

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