Abstract
A 16-year-old male sustains an impact with a hyperflexion cervical injury while performing a somersault during a physical education class. He presents with severe pain and power loss in both lower extremities. The paraplegia is obvious in the emergency room: muscle weakness, loss of sensation, deep tendon hyperreflexia, and autonomic function alteration, all compatible with a spinal cord lesion.
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López-Pino, M.Á., García-Esparza, E., Telletxea-Elorriaga, J. (2014). Head and Spine Trauma. In: Sports Injuries in Children and Adolescents. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54746-1_1
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