Management of fracture dorso-lumbar spine in a pregnant female by surgery in prone position
Dhiraj Vithal Sonawane, Pradip S. Nemade, Ajay Chandanwale, Eknath Pawar, Sanjay A. Jagtap
May 2017, Volume 27, Issue 3, pp 270 - 275 Case Report Read Full Article 10.1007/s00586-017-5127-2
First Online: 16 May 2017
Surgical management of thoraco-lumbar spine fracture in pregnancy has specific concerns during surgery like positioning, approach, and radiation exposure to fetus. We report a case of burst fracture of 12th thoracic vertebrae with paraplegia in a young female with 26 weeks of gestation. Surgery was performed in prone position on a Toronto frame. This report also discusses the management of thoraco-lumbar spine fracture in pregnancy with review of literature.
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