Severe fracture-dislocation of the thoracic spine without any neurological deficit

摘要

Background Fracture-dislocations of the thoracic spine without spinal cord injury are very rare. Case presentation A 35-year-old woman presented to our emergency department with complete T6-7 fracture-dislocation without any neurological loss had undergone a surgical reduction and fixation. Conclusions The radiological severity of fracture-dislocation pattern doesn’t correlate sometimes with the clinical manifestation.