Fracture of the thoracic spine with paralysis and esophageal perforation
| Autor: | E. F. M. Veldhuis, KW Zimmerman, M. A. M. Brouwers |
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| Rok vydání: | 1997 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent medicine.medical_treatment Perforation (oil well) Joint Dislocations Case Report Thoracic Vertebrae Swallowing Brown-Sequard Syndrome medicine Paralysis Humans Internal fixation Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Esophagus Reduction (orthopedic surgery) Esophageal Perforation business.industry medicine.disease Mediastinitis Surgery Treatment Outcome medicine.anatomical_structure Thoracic vertebrae Spinal Fractures Radiology medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | European Spine Journal. 6:211-213 |
| ISSN: | 1432-0932 0940-6719 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/bf01301440 |
| Popis: | A 17-year-old young man presented with a highly unstable fracture dislocation of the third and fourth thoracic vertebrae with neurological deficit, in which the fractured spine had perforated the thoracic esophagus. Open reduction and internal fixation of the spinal fractures in combination with aggressive treatment of the mediastinitis caused by esophageal perforation, consisting of two re-thoracotomies, was performed. Two years after the accident, the patient had recovered well. The neurological deficit had recovered, and there were no difficulties with swallowing. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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