Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Review
. 1997;6(5):347-50.
doi: 10.1007/BF01142684.

Fracture of the vertebral limbus

A Talha  1 , P Cronier, J L Toulemonde, A Namour
Affiliations
Review

Fracture of the vertebral limbus

A Talha et al. Eur Spine J. 1997.

Abstract

An 18-year-old young man suffering from fracture of the limbus of L4 was admitted to the emergency ward after a car collision. Radiological evidence of the lesion was visible on plain film radiographs and CT scans. On surgery the posterior column was found to be intact. Treatment included a wide laminectomy, excision of the fragment, and osteosynthesis with Cotrel-Dubous-set instrumentation. The characteristics of these lesions are reviewed on the basis of the latest reports. The possibility of misreading these fractures is emphasized, especially in traumatic adult spine surgery.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. Albeck MJ, Madsen IF, Wagner A, Gjerris F. Fracture of the lumbar vertebral ring apophysis imitating disc herniation. Acta Neurochir. 1991;113:52–56. - PubMed
    1. Browne TD, Yost RP, McCarron RF. Lumbar ring apophyseal fracture in an adolescent weight lifter. A case report. Am J Sports Med. 1990;18:533–535. - PubMed
    1. Clark JE. Apophyseal fracture of the lumbar spine in adolescence. Orthop Rev. 1991;20:512–516. - PubMed
    1. Denis F. The three column spine and its significance in the classification of acute thoracolumbar spinal injuries. Spine. 1983;8:817–831. - PubMed
    1. Dietemann JL, Runge M, Badoz A, Dosch JC, Beaujeux R, Bonneville JF, Wackenheim A. Radiology of posterior lumbar apophyseal ring fractures: report of 13 cases. Neuroradiology. 1988;30:337–344. - PubMed

LinkOut - more resources