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  • Title: Late displacement of a fracture dislocation at the lumbosacral junction. A case study.
    Author: Steinitz DK, Alexander DI, Leighton RK, O'Sullivan JJ.
    Journal: Spine (Phila Pa 1976); 1997 May 01; 22(9):1024-7. PubMed ID: 9152454.
    Abstract:
    STUDY DESIGN: This is a retrospective single-patient case report with a literature review. OBJECTIVE: To report on an uncommon injury: traumatic fracture-dislocation of the lumbosacral junction with delayed displacement. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: Only 31 cases of traumatic fracture-dislocation of the lumbosacral junction were found in the English literature. Only three previous reports refer to this injury occurring with a posterior displacement. This is the first report of this type of injury displacing in a delayed manner. METHODS: Chart review. RESULTS: Open reduction, Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Osteosynthesefargen instrumentation, and interbody fusion resulted in a satisfactory clinical result with no neurologic impairment. CONCLUSIONS: The present study reports a very rare injury consisting of traumatic dislocation of the lumbosacral joint, presenting with displacement 2 months after injury. The patient was treated successfully with surgery even though the injury displaced in a delayed fashion.
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