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Three-dimensional computed tomographic demonstration of lumbosacral fracture-dislocation

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A 15-year-old girl sustained a lumbosacral fracture-dislocation in a motor vehicle accident with resulting neurologic deficits. Plain films demonstrated a grade III spondylolisthesis, and computed tomography (CT) showed the actual facet subluxation on the right and dislocation on the left at L5-S1 with traumatic spondylolysis. Three-dimensional CT reformation more clearly displayed the relationship of L5 to S1, facilitating surgical planning and management.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 02114, Boston, MA

    Claudia S. Reynders M.D., Robert A. Novelline M.D. & James T. Rhea M.D.

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Reynders, C.S., Novelline, R.A. & Rhea, J.T. Three-dimensional computed tomographic demonstration of lumbosacral fracture-dislocation. Emergency Radiology 2, 241–244 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02615826

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