Exam questionKROK 2Medicine ยท 2021
A 24-year-old man has fallen on his feet from a fourth floor balcony, He felt a sharp pain in his back, because of which he was unable to stand up unassisted. Examination shows smoothed out lumbar lordosis. The spine axial load is positive. Palpation of the spinous processes, especially of Th12, is painful. Sensitivity and mobility of the legs are not disturbed. Make the diagnosis:
Answer options
- Pelvic fracture with dysfunction of pelvic organs
- Th12 compression fracture without dysfunction of the spinal cord
- Th12 fracture with dysfunction of the spinal cord
- Fracture of the lumbar spine spinous processes
- Lumbar spine contusion
Correct answer
Th12 compression fracture without dysfunction of the spinal cord
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