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Asian Spine J. 2014 Dec;8(6):852-5. doi: 10.4184/asj.2014.8.6.852. Epub 2014 Dec 17.

Eleven levels of spinous process fractures in thoracolumbar spine.

Asian spine journal

Whoan Jeang Kim, Yong Joo Chi, Kyung Hoon Park, Won Sik Choy

Affiliations

  1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.

PMID: 25558332 PMCID: PMC4278995 DOI: 10.4184/asj.2014.8.6.852

Abstract

Cases of over 5-level spinous process fractures are extremely rare. Thoracolumbar region of spine is superimposed on ribs; and as such additional studies such as computerized tomography are needed to diagnose fractures in this region. We report a case of 11 contiguous level thoracolumbar spinous process fractures, which has been treated conservatively.

Keywords: Multilevel spinous process fractures; Thoracolumbar spine

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