Chance-Type Fracture of L1 with Entrapment of the Cauda Equina

Vanderschot, Paul;Darius, Tom;Nijs, Stefaan;Lateur, Luc;Broos, Paul;et.al.
(2002) European Journal of Trauma — Vol. 28, n° 4, p. 266-269 (2002)

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  • Vanderschot, Paul
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  • Darius, Tomorcid-logoUCLouvain
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  • Nijs, Stefaan
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  • Lateur, Luc
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  • Broos, Paul
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Abstract
A patient is presented who sustained a motor vehicle accident while wearing a seat belt. Due to life-threatening intraabdominal lesions, a Chance-type fracture of L1 and a subluxation of C6/C7 were diagnosed and treated surgically with a certain delay. The retention of urine and fecal incontinence could be explained as being due to a partial entrapment of the cauda equina at the level of the fractured pedicle of L1 on the right side with an associated injury of the conus medullaris.
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  • University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, BelgiumDepartment of Traumatology and Reconstructive Surgery

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Vanderschot, P., Darius, T., Nijs, S., Lateur, L., Goffin, J., & Broos, P. (2002). Chance-Type Fracture of L1 with Entrapment of the Cauda Equina. European Journal of Trauma, 28(4), 266-269. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00068-002-1175-2 (Original work published 2002)