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Internal fixation of a vertebral burst fracture

Case contributed by Roberto Schubert
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

T12 vertebral burst fracture.

Patient Data

Age: 45 years
Gender: Male

Preserved height of T12 vertebral body by corpectomy spacer between T11 and L1 and spinal fixation by rods and screws of T11 and L1 vertebrae.

Case Discussion

The fracture was stabilized with a corpectomy spacer between T11 and L1.

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