Flexion-distraction Fracture at T12-L1: Brace or Surgery?
A 59-year-old male who is a foreign diplomat presents with neck pain and right C6 and C7 radiculopathies.
A 29-year-old female presents with vertebral body fracture at L1 following a motor vehicle accident.
Pseudarthrosis complicated the patient's postop course. Use of an external bone stimulator (Spinal-Stim®) salvaged the construct.
The patient is a 15-year-old male football player who presents with severe neck pain after a spear tackle.