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ArticleEuropean spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society2018

Management of a high thoracic chance fracture.

Anouar Bourghli, Ibrahim Obeid, Louis Boissiere, Jean-Marc Vital, Zafer Tabboush, Mohammed Al Sarawan

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Article in European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Anouar BourghliOrthopedic and Spinal Surgery Department, Kingdom Hospital, P.O.Box 84400, Riyadh, 11671, Saudi Arabia. anouar.bourghli@gmail.com.
Ibrahim ObeidOrthopedic Spinal Surgery Unit 1, Bordeaux Pellegrin Hospital, Bordeaux, France.
Louis BoissiereOrthopedic Spinal Surgery Unit 1, Bordeaux Pellegrin Hospital, Bordeaux, France.
Jean-Marc VitalOrthopedic Spinal Surgery Unit 1, Bordeaux Pellegrin Hospital, Bordeaux, France.
Zafer TabboushOrthopedic and Spinal Surgery Department, Kingdom Hospital, P.O.Box 84400, Riyadh, 11671, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed Al SarawanOrthopedic and Spinal Surgery Department, Kingdom Hospital, P.O.Box 84400, Riyadh, 11671, Saudi Arabia.
Hôpital Pellegrin · FRRiyadh Armed Forces Hospital · SA

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Abstract

purposeChance fracture of the high thoracic spine is rare, and its impact on the adjacent cervical spine can be important.

methodsWe present the case of a 16-year-old male, who fell down from a 2 m height, in an unknown context as he has a mental retardation, and no witness saw the accident. Initial CT scan revealed a comminuted depressed fracture of the right parietal bone, associated with a chance fracture at the level of T3 with a kyphosis and bilateral lung contusion.

resultsThe patient underwent neurosurgical treatment for elevation and reconstruction of the parietal fracture; he also underwent, 2 days later, a posterior spinal correction and fusion with T1-to-T5 instrumentation. The patient returned to normal walking on day 7 with a satisfactory clinical and radiological result at 1 year.

conclusionLiterature is sparse on the treatment of high thoracic chance fractures. The current case shows that early surgical management should prevent a secondary kyphotic deformity that may need a more aggressive treatment at a later stage.

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Spinal FracturesThoracic VertebraeAdolescentHumansMaleChance fractureHigh thoracicKyphosisPosterior approachSagittal alignment

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