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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume, Vol 72-B, Issue 1, 80-83
Copyright © 1990 by British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery

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Thoracic spine translocation without cord injury

AH Simpson, DM Williamson, SJ Golding, and GR Houghton

Oxford Regional Computed Tomography Unit, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Headington, England.

We report three cases of thoracic spine translocation without neurological deficit. In each case bilateral pedicular fractures, demonstrated by computed tomography, produced 'floating arches' which account for the sparing of the cord. If computed tomography demonstrates adequate canal dimensions, these patients may be treated conservatively, but the treatment of choice at specialist spinal centres is operative stabilisation.




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