Lower thoracic spinal cord injury without radiographic abnormality in an amateur rugby player.
BMJ Case Rep
; 20122012 Oct 26.
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| ID: mdl-23104628
A 37-year-old man, amateur rugby player sustained a hyperextension injury to his lower thoracic spine during a scrum collapse. The patient developed extreme hyperpathia in the T10-12 dermatome, and parasthesia from T12 to S1 in the left lower limb. Medical Research Council grade 5 power was regained rapidly within minutes of the accident, and the hyperpathia resolved within a week. MRI showed contusion of the spinal cord at T10 level but no associated osseoligamentous injury. Six months later, parasthesia and subjective weakness remained in the left lower limb. To our knowledge, this is the first description of a lower thoracic spinal cord injury without radiographic abnormality following an isolated low-energy injury in a skeletally mature patient.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Traumatismos en Atletas
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Médula Espinal
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Traumatismos de la Médula Espinal
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Traumatismos Vertebrales
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Columna Vertebral
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Tórax
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Fútbol Americano
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
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En
Revista:
BMJ Case Rep
Año:
2012
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Article
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido