BURST # D12, L1, L2 WITH PARAPLEGIA

•Rajan 46/M

•H/o  RTA auto toppled 

•Pain over lower back

•paraplegia

O/E:

•consious ,oriented,Gc fair, vitals stable

•Power: Paraplegia

•Sensations decreased below T12

•No bowel and bladder disturbances

CT:

•T12 – B/L tranverse process

•L1 – burst # with retopulsion of tiny bony fragment.

•L2 – B/L tranverse process

MRI:

•Burst # D12, L1 L2 with retropulsion of # fragments.

•Spinal cord hematoma from D9 level

•Posterior approach

•PLIF + Decompression + Bone grafting

•Post operative period uneventful

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