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Burst fracture with cauda equina syndrome

120 views530y Male10/9/2026
Clinical Presentation

Young male worker falling from 20ft. Back pain and lower limb sensory deficit.

  • 1Severe L2 vertebral body fracture with signfiicant retropulsion, with resultant narrowing of the central canal
  • 2Bilateral transverse L2 process fractures.Additional small posterior corner fracture of the L3 vertebral body
  • 3Acute L2 vertebral body fracture, with significant retropulsion, severely narrowing the central canal (absolute stenosis) and impinging on the conus/origin of the cauda equina.Small superior posterior L3 vertebral body fracture.