Spinal Case Studies

Here spine specialists present many cases that are challenging and compelling. Each case provides a patient's history, exam and imaging, treatment, outcome and peer discussion. Cast your vote for treatment and share in the case discussions.

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15-year-old Male Football Player with Severe Neck Pain After Spear Tackle

Todd Albert, MD

The patient is a 15-year-old male football player who presents with severe neck pain after a spear tackle.
Type II Odontoid Fracture in 85-year-old Man

John G. Heller, MD

An 85-year-old male patient has neck pain related to an isolated injury from a car accident. He also has significant cardiac history....
C1-C2 Instability in Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Howard S. An, MD

A 50-year-old female presents with a chief complaint of neck pain. The pain is in the base of the neck with radiation to bilateral...
T5 Burst Fracture from MVA

Richard G. Fessler, MD, PhD

The patient is a 52-year-old female. Six months before presenting in the clinic, she was involved in a motor vehicle accident (MVA...
T3 Burst Fracture after Motor Vehicle Accident

Lali Sekhon, MD, PhD, FAANS, FACS

A 32-year-old woman presented to the emergency room after a rollover motor vehicle accident. She was instantly paralyzed in her lower...
L4-L5 Grade II Spondylolisthesis: Failed Laser Spine Surgery

Juan S. Uribe, MD

A 52-year-old female with a long-standing history of low back pain and radicular pain initially presented with a grade I...

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