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Lumbar Burst Fractures

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HS is a 21-year-old male who presents status post fall from 20 ft, transferred via EMS. On presentation, the patient demonstrates a GCS of 15, denies any LOC and complains of severe lower back pain. On primary survey, HS demonstrates a patent airway and is hemodynamically stable. His secondary survey is otherwise negative. He complains of right lower extremity radicular pain and feels that he is not able to urinate.

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  1. Reconstructive Orthopedics, 737 Main Street, Suite 6, Lumberton, NJ, 08048, USA

    Robert Greenleaf M.D.

  2. Orthopedic Trauma, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA

    Mitchel B. Harris M.D., F.A.C.S.

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Greenleaf, R., Harris, M.B. (2013). Lumbar Burst Fractures. In: Sethi, M., Jahangir, A., Obremskey, W. (eds) Orthopedic Traumatology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3511-2_4

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