Tag Oluwaseun O. Akinduro MD

Introduction The thoracolumbar junction is a region of biomechanical transition from the relatively stiff thoracic spine to the more flexible lumbar spine, which makes it susceptible to injury from high-velocity trauma. Fractures of the thoracolumbar junction are associated with an…

Introduction Traumatic fractures of the second cervical vertebra account for nearly 20% of all acute cervical spinal fractures with approximately 8.5% of surviving patients having neurological deficits after the injury. The low rate of neurological deficits with these injuries has…