Eleven Levels of Spinous Process Fractures in Thoracolumbar Spine

Abstract

Cases of over 5-level spinous process fractures are extremely rare. Thoracolumbar region of spine is superimposed on ribs; and as such additional studies such as computerized tomography are needed to diagnose fractures in this region. We report a case of 11 contiguous level thoracolumbar spinous process fractures, which has been treated conservatively.

Keywords

• Multilevel spinous process fractures
• Thoracolumbar spine