Half of the patients had epiconus lesion following thoracolumbar junction fracture, and they had a clinical presentation of flaccid legs and spastic NBD. Patients with L2 fracture had higher LEMS than patients with T11, T12, and L1 fracture. Patients whose LEMS was higher than 20 could all walk functionally. Fracture at the thoracolumbar junction may cause spastic, flaccid, or mixed type NBD, and urodynamic study is an essential tool for the correct diagnosis and management. Ankle spasticity has a high positive predictive value for spastic bladder or sphincter.
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