Posterior decompression and stabilization in a pregnant patient with traumatic lumbar fracture: A case report

• Main Authors: James Lubuulwa (Author), Emmanuel Mwita (Author), Anton Manyanga (Author), David Sikambale (Author), Happiness Mbena (Author), Patrick Mayanja (Author), Patrick Ngoya (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Spine fractures with or without spinal cord injury in the pregnant population are rare, with few reported cases. A 25-year-old primigravida at 24 weeks of gestation presented after falling off a fast-moving motorcycle one month prior. She had sustained a severe back injury and had difficulty walking...