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ArticleCureus2023

Spinopelvic Dissociation Case Report and Literature Review.

Nouf A Altwaijri, Mohammed Abdulaziz, Rafiq Bhat, Ahmad Ellafi, Khaled A Alhabdan

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Nouf A AltwaijriOrthopedic Surgery, King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, SAU.
Mohammed AbdulazizOrthopedic Surgery, King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, SAU.
Rafiq BhatOrthopedic Surgery, King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, SAU.
Ahmad EllafiOrthopedic Surgery, King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, SAU.
Khaled A AlhabdanCollege of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, SAU.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 32-year-old male was brought to our emergency department following trauma due to fall of heavy object (tree) on his back. After Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) protocol implementation, the patient was noted to have a complete perianal tear and loss of power in L3-S1 measuring 1/5 complete loss of sensation below the level of L2. Imaging showed spinopelvic dissociation with cauda equina syndrome. Spinopelvic fixation and fusion with rigid fixation done. The patient regained normal function following extensive physiotherapy. This paper concludes that good and prompt surgical intervention facilitated neurological recovery following decompression.

Indexed as

cauda equina syndromeincomplete spinal cord injurylisthesislumbar burst fracturesspinopelvic dissociation

Identifiers

PMID37398760
PMCPMC10310894

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