ALLMedicine™ Chance Fracture Center

Jan 5th, 2021 - Case report. Instrumented posterior fusion using pedicle screws has been the mainstay of the surgical correction of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis since it was popularised by Roy-Camille in the 1970s. The aim of this case report is to describe th...

Aug 2nd, 2020 - Thoracolumbar fractures in children are relatively uncommon and should be regarded as a separate entity from those in adults. While percutaneous pedicle fixation has emerged as an effective alternative to open fixation in adults with unstable thor...

Jun 30th, 2020 - Seat belts are considered the reason for seat belt syndrome, which mainly occurs during rapid deceleration in motor vehicle accidents. Seat belt syndrome is characterized by contusion of the front torso, intrathoracic or intraabdominal organ injur...

Feb 8th, 2020 - Abdominal aortic injury secondary to blunt abdominal aortic trauma (BAAI) is rare in children but frequently occurs in association with other injuries, including bowel injury and vertebral fracture. We present a case of a 14-year-old boy who susta...

Jan 24th, 2020 - We report on a 46-year-old woman who was involved in a road traffic accident. Neurological examination demonstrated paraplegia, while initial CT showed bilateral pneumothorax and hemothorax, rib fractures, a C2 vertebral body fracture with C2-C3 d...

Jan 5th, 2021 - Case report. Instrumented posterior fusion using pedicle screws has been the mainstay of the surgical correction of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis since it was popularised by Roy-Camille in the 1970s. The aim of this case report is to describe th...

Aug 2nd, 2020 - Thoracolumbar fractures in children are relatively uncommon and should be regarded as a separate entity from those in adults. While percutaneous pedicle fixation has emerged as an effective alternative to open fixation in adults with unstable thor...

Jun 30th, 2020 - Seat belts are considered the reason for seat belt syndrome, which mainly occurs during rapid deceleration in motor vehicle accidents. Seat belt syndrome is characterized by contusion of the front torso, intrathoracic or intraabdominal organ injur...

Feb 8th, 2020 - Abdominal aortic injury secondary to blunt abdominal aortic trauma (BAAI) is rare in children but frequently occurs in association with other injuries, including bowel injury and vertebral fracture. We present a case of a 14-year-old boy who susta...

Jan 24th, 2020 - We report on a 46-year-old woman who was involved in a road traffic accident. Neurological examination demonstrated paraplegia, while initial CT showed bilateral pneumothorax and hemothorax, rib fractures, a C2 vertebral body fracture with C2-C3 d...

Mar 19th, 2019 - ANSWER The radiograph demonstrates a comminuted fracture of the superior end plate of L1. There is a loss of height of about 20% to 25%.

Jun 5th, 2012 - ANSWER The radiograph shows malalignment at the L3-L4 level. There is a slight retrolisthesis, as well as widening of the interspinous disc space and the facets at this level.

Apr 24th, 2005 - Case Report A 30-year-old man fell from a height of 20 feet. He sustained close fracture of both calcanei, an open fracture of the left tibia, and complained of pain in his lumbar area. Palpation revealed tenderness in the lumbar region. His neuro...

Apr 24th, 2005 - Case Report A 30-year-old man fell from a height of 20 feet. He sustained close fracture of both calcanei, an open fracture of the left tibia, and complained of pain in his lumbar area. Palpation revealed tenderness in the lumbar region. His neuro...

Discussion Transverse fractures of the vertebral arch are also known as Chance fractures. In 1948, Chance[1] first described a transverse fracture of the vertebral arch that was produced by a hyperflexion injury of the spine. Since that time, the ...