Cervical-Thoracic Epidural Hematoma Associated with a T1 Clay-Shoveler Fracture in a Pediatric Patient

This case study presents a 14-year-old boy with a 5-day history of neck pain, temporary upper extremity paresthesia, and worsening back pain after doing sled drills in football. Diagnostic imaging revealed a T1 clay-shoveler fracture and associated cervical-thoracic epidural hematoma. To the best of...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:JBJS Journal of Orthopaedics for Physician Assistants
Main Authors: Kavin, Michelle, Rhoden, Imana, Mehallo, Christopher
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 2021
Subjects:
Colloid and Surface Chemistry
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
Shoveler
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.2106/jbjs.jopa.20.00043
https://journals.lww.com/10.2106/JBJS.JOPA.20.00043
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Summary:This case study presents a 14-year-old boy with a 5-day history of neck pain, temporary upper extremity paresthesia, and worsening back pain after doing sled drills in football. Diagnostic imaging revealed a T1 clay-shoveler fracture and associated cervical-thoracic epidural hematoma. To the best of our knowledge, there are no previous reports of a clay-shoveler fracture that involve a spinal epidural hematoma which demonstrates an unusual version of the condition that requires surgical consultation.

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