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Case Reports
. 1990 Jan;72(1):80-3.
doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.72B1.2298800.

Thoracic spine translocation without cord injury

A H Simpson  1 , D M Williamson, S J Golding, G R Houghton
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Thoracic spine translocation without cord injury

A H Simpson et al. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1990 Jan.

Abstract

We report three cases of thoracic spine translocation without neurological deficit. In each case bilateral pedicular fractures, demonstrated by computed tomography, produced 'floating arches' which account for the sparing of the cord. If computed tomography demonstrates adequate canal dimensions, these patients may be treated conservatively, but the treatment of choice at specialist spinal centres is operative stabilisation.

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