Bilateral Facet Dislocations
George M. Bridgeforth and Mark Nolden AN 18-year-old man is involved in a motor vehicle collision in which he is rear-ended. he is disoriented and complains of severe cervical pain…
Spondylolysis VS. Spondylolisthesis
George M. Bridgeforth and Mark Nolden A 40-year-old obese woman presents with hematuria and left flank pain. she denies any numbness, weakness, or bowel or bladder incontinence. CLINICAL POINTS Spondylolysis…
Degenerative Disc Disease
George M. Bridgeforth and Mark Nolden A 66-year-old man presents with chronic back pain and pain in both thighs. CLINICAL POINTS The presence of constitutional symptoms warrants evaluation. Metastatic disease…
Chance Fractures
George M. Bridgeforth and Mark Nolden A 42-year-old restrained female passenger presents with back and chest pain after a motor vehicle collision, which took the life of her 4-year-old child….
Burst Fractures
George M. Bridgeforth and Mark Nolden A 21-year-old man falls 30 ft down an elevator shaft without losing consciousness. he reports some problems with sensation and motor function below the…
Comminuted Vertebral Body Fractures
George M. Bridgeforth and Mark Nolden A 23-year-old woman, who drank a six-pack of beer before swinging over a brook on a rope, slipped and fell into the water below,…
Wedge Fractures
George M. Bridgeforth and Mark Nolden A 53-year-old restrained male driver is involved in a motor vehicle collision. he presents with posterior neck pain. CLINICAL POINTS Wedge compression fractures are…
